ID: Q187699
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When you perform a query in Microsoft Query 98 Macintosh Edition, and you use two digits for a year in the criteria, Microsoft Query may return records that meet criteria other than the criteria you specify.
When you use two digits for a year in the criteria pane, Microsoft Query always assumes by design that the year is between 1900 and 1999. This behavior occurs for dates that you enter in the value field of the Criteria pane and for dates that you use in parameter queries.
To retrieve dates outside the years 1900-1999, use four digits for the year in the query.
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Query 98 Macintosh Edition.
If two records have the following two values in a date field
1/1/1919
1/1/2019
This behavior is different from the behavior in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition. In Excel 98, if you use two digits for any years between 0 and 29 (inclusive), the date is assumed to be 2000 to 2029. If you use two digits for years between 30 and 99 (inclusive), the date is assumed to be 1930 to 1999.
If you insert or update records using the Data pane in Microsoft Query, you should also use four-digit years for dates you enter. Otherwise, Query will assume any two-digit years are between 1900 and 1999.
For more information about adding criteria, click the Office Assistant, type "adding criteria," click Search, and then click to view "Specify what records to retrieve by using criteria."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q179216
TITLE : OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program
Keywords : kbdta kb2000 xlquery xlmac
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbprbLast Reviewed: November 11, 1998