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Date display Oops 02-23-2007
Posted by Laura on February 25, 2007, 1:56 pm
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>
>>
>>>
>>>> Somehow the date display in my register got changed inadvertently
>>>> from MM/DD/YYYY to the european version of DD/MM/YYYY.
>>>> I could not find any reference in the Help file to change it back to
>>>> MM/DD/YYYY .
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to do that?
>>>> TIA
>>>> Oops
>>>
>>> MMDDYYYY is NOT logical. Either one goes from the large to the small,
>>> i.e. YYYYMMDD or vice versa, i.e. DDMMYYYY
>>
>> I seem to remember that it was DD MM YYYY if one used numbers but
>> if one were writing a formal letter is was Month dd, yyyy. I don't know
>> when the illogical format started.
>
>
> I use this format when writing. Today is 25 February 2007. Perfectly
> logical and no messy commas.

Most USA folks would say and write it as February 25, 2007.


Posted by sharx35 on February 25, 2007, 4:00 pm
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>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Somehow the date display in my register got changed inadvertently
>>>>> from MM/DD/YYYY to the european version of DD/MM/YYYY.
>>>>> I could not find any reference in the Help file to change it back to
>>>>> MM/DD/YYYY .
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know how to do that?
>>>>> TIA
>>>>> Oops
>>>>
>>>> MMDDYYYY is NOT logical. Either one goes from the large to the small,
>>>> i.e. YYYYMMDD or vice versa, i.e. DDMMYYYY
>>>
>>> I seem to remember that it was DD MM YYYY if one used numbers but
>>> if one were writing a formal letter is was Month dd, yyyy. I don't know
>>> when the illogical format started.
>>
>>
>> I use this format when writing. Today is 25 February 2007. Perfectly
>> logical and no messy commas.
>
> Most USA folks would say and write it as February 25, 2007.
>

Understood. However, in the course of my accounting work, when I see
01/02/03, what the HELL is it? Is it February 1, 2003? Is it January 2,
2003? Is it March 2, 2001 or is it Feb. 3, 2001?



Posted by Laura on February 25, 2007, 7:04 pm
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>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Somehow the date display in my register got changed inadvertently
>>>>>> from MM/DD/YYYY to the european version of DD/MM/YYYY.
>>>>>> I could not find any reference in the Help file to change it back to
>>>>>> MM/DD/YYYY .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know how to do that?
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>> Oops
>>>>>
>>>>> MMDDYYYY is NOT logical. Either one goes from the large to the small,
>>>>> i.e. YYYYMMDD or vice versa, i.e. DDMMYYYY
>>>>
>>>> I seem to remember that it was DD MM YYYY if one used numbers but
>>>> if one were writing a formal letter is was Month dd, yyyy. I don't
>>>> know
>>>> when the illogical format started.
>>>
>>>
>>> I use this format when writing. Today is 25 February 2007. Perfectly
>>> logical and no messy commas.
>>
>> Most USA folks would say and write it as February 25, 2007.
>>
>
> Understood. However, in the course of my accounting work, when I see
> 01/02/03, what the HELL is it? Is it February 1, 2003? Is it January 2,
> 2003? Is it March 2, 2001 or is it Feb. 3, 2001?

I've always seen that as January 2, 2003. All of my accounting work
(Quicken, Quickbooks & Peachtree) uses some form of Month-day-year
formating. So do all of my computers.


Posted by Frank on February 27, 2007, 7:49 am
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>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Somehow the date display in my register got changed
>>>>>>> inadvertently
>>>>>>> from MM/DD/YYYY to the european version of DD/MM/YYYY.
>>>>>>> I could not find any reference in the Help file to change it
>>>>>>> back to MM/DD/YYYY .

>>>>>> MMDDYYYY is NOT logical. Either one goes from the large to the
>>>>>> small, i.e. YYYYMMDD or vice versa, i.e. DDMMYYYY

>> Understood. However, in the course of my accounting work, when I see
>> 01/02/03, what the HELL is it? Is it February 1, 2003? Is it January
>> 2, 2003? Is it March 2, 2001 or is it Feb. 3, 2001?
>
> I've always seen that as January 2, 2003. All of my accounting work
> (Quicken, Quickbooks & Peachtree) uses some form of Month-day-year
> formating. So do all of my computers.

Hell here in America we drive on the wrong side of the road, use a
confusing
measuring system along with a really confusing twelve hour clock. So
why
not use an illogical date layout system.



Posted by L on February 26, 2007, 12:03 pm
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>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Somehow the date display in my register got changed inadvertently
>>>>>> from MM/DD/YYYY to the european version of DD/MM/YYYY.
>>>>>> I could not find any reference in the Help file to change it back to
>>>>>> MM/DD/YYYY .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know how to do that?
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>> Oops
>>>>>
>>>>> MMDDYYYY is NOT logical. Either one goes from the large to the small,
>>>>> i.e. YYYYMMDD or vice versa, i.e. DDMMYYYY
>>>>
>>>> I seem to remember that it was DD MM YYYY if one used numbers but
>>>> if one were writing a formal letter is was Month dd, yyyy. I don't
>>>> know
>>>> when the illogical format started.
>>>
>>>
>>> I use this format when writing. Today is 25 February 2007. Perfectly
>>> logical and no messy commas.
>>
>> Most USA folks would say and write it as February 25, 2007.
>>
>
> Understood. However, in the course of my accounting work, when I see
> 01/02/03, what the HELL is it? Is it February 1, 2003? Is it January 2,
> 2003? Is it March 2, 2001 or is it Feb. 3, 2001?
>
>
If you are in the U.S. - and provided you were not told otherwise, it would
be January 2, 2003. US date format by custom is MM/DD/YYYY
Oftentimes folks leave off the first two digits of the year, to MM/DD/YY.



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