1 Topic by TonyP (edited by TonyP 12-11-2012 13:07:31)

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Topic: Another Silly Date Issue

Last year I found I could not put in a date of death of someone unless I knew the exact date of birth.

Now I find I can never put in any Tenure information as I have to know the exact date the tenure started.

Anyone thought of developing a database that allows us to record useful information on species and land in real life?

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2 Reply by RobLarge

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Re: Another Silly Date Issue

Tony, just type Unknown in the start date box.

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Re: Another Silly Date Issue

RobLarge wrote:

Tony, just type Unknown in the start date box.

I should have remembered that by now. It's also a shame that these do not allow vague dates too. I often have a month/year or just a year and can't enter it at all.

Thanks

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Re: Another Silly Date Issue

I agree

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Re: Another Silly Date Issue

TonyP wrote:

I often have a month/year or just a year and can't enter it at all.

I seem to be able to put in vague dates without any problem (e.g. Summer, 2010, May 2010) ?

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