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Q169471: BUG: SET CENTURY OFF is Ignored if Date is Over Year 2000

Article: Q169471
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbYear2000 kbvfp kbvfp300 kbvfp500
Last Modified: 14-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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"SET CENTURY OFF" is ignored within text box of a form if the date type is set
to "Taiwan" and the date is over "1/1/2000."

RESOLUTION
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Convert the Date with the DTOC() function.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In the Command window, type following commands:

  SET DATE to Taiwan
  SET CENTURY OFF
  *** Note : Year 2000 is equivalent to Taiwan Year 0089
  ? {^2000-01-01}

  "89/01/01" displays on the FoxPro desktop (or in the active window).

2. Place the same setting within a text box of a form and set the "Readonly"
  property to .F. The result is "0089/01/01."

3. Add a TextBox control within a form.

4. Change the property "Century" of the TextBox to "0 - Off."

5. Change the property "DateFormat" to "8 - Taiwan."

6. Change the "value" of the TextBox to {^2000-01-01}, which is January 1, 2000,
  and run the form.

NOTE: The display of the TextBox will be "0089/01/01." The TextBox value,
however, is "89/01/01."

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbYear2000 kbvfp kbvfp300 kbvfp500 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : :3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbbug

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