[AccessD] Date standardization

Lambert,

I guess it depends a bit on the application, and the users.  I find people 
get mightly annoyed with having to mess around with a mouse for this type of 
purpose.  The thing is, if the textbox has a date Format set, I can't see 
that letting the user type in the date can cause any problems.  Any users 
who are doing substantial data entry, and trying to do it quickly, really 
appreciate the fact that the current year is assumed.  I specifically teach 
my users that they can use the numeric keypad to just type:
20.6 <enter>
... and it "automatically" displays as:
20-Jun-10
(or whatever format of their choice)

Regards
Steve


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From: "Heenan, Lambert" <Lambert.Heenan at chartisinsurance.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 5:49 AM

> That's why I simply never let users type a date. They always get a 
> calendar form where it is patently obvious what date they are choosing.
>