PRB: Century Not Picked Up from Date & Time Control Panel

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

Dates entered into memory variables, date fields, or date and time fields without the century default to the 20th century (that is, 1900s). This behavior occurs even if the century in the Date & Time control panel is set to a year in the 21st century (that is, 2000s).

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Visual FoxPro expects that "19" is the default for the century. The DATE() function reports the correct century, however, since it reads the system date.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. In the Macintosh Date & Time control panel, change the year to 2000 or anything later.

2. In the Visual FoxPro Command window, enter the following commands:

         SET CENTURY OFF
         x={05/15/05}
         ? x
   

   You get "05/15/05" on the Visual FoxPro desktop.

3. Now enter the following commands in the Command window:

         SET CENTURY ON
         x={05/15/05}
         ? x
   

   You get "05/15/1905" on the Visual FoxPro desktop.

4. Remember to set the system date back to the correct date.