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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Old Style date entry
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 07:22:03 -0400
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Laura Cooper wrote:
>I do understand that most people would rather the dates be converted. I
>suppose it's entering all those dates from early New England town records
>that has finally gotten to me <g>. I do think, however, that entering a
>date followed by OS should convert to the correct double date. That it
>doesn't, I find curious.

Dates are treated by TMG as old style (and thus converted) based on the Old
Style Date Range option under Preferences=>Program Options=>General. If
the date falls out of this range it is not converted.


Lee Hoffman/KY
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