BUG: Can't Enter Valid Date with SET DATE and @ ... GET Date

 Last reviewed: June 27, 1995
Article ID: Q113526
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c

SYMPTOMS

When you are entering a date with the date format specified as yy/mm/dd and CENTURY set to ON, you cannot enter a valid date.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. In the Command window, issue the following commands: 

          x=DATE()
      SET DATE ANSI
      SET CENTURY ON
      @ 1,1 GET x
      READ CYCLE

  2. Type "01" (without the quotation marks) and press the ENTER key.

From this point forward, you cannot enter a valid date; instead, the error message "Invalid Date" will always be returned.

Additional reference words: FoxMac FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b
2.50c 2.60 buglist2.00 buglist2.50 buglist2.50a buglist2.50b buglist2.50c
buglist2.60 errmsg err msg
KBCategory: kbprg kberrmsg kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Last reviewed: June 27, 1995
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