PRJ: Date Calendar Control Doesn't Display Correct Year (245909)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 2000
  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q245909

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project, when you use the date calendar drop-down control in a dialog box, it may not display the correct year.

For example in the Task Information dialog box, the Start field has a value of 2/1 (representing the date February 1, 2008). When you click the arrow in the Start field, the date calendar drop-down control displays the year 2000 (or the current year), rather than 2008.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true.

In Microsoft Project 2000

  • The Date format setting uses a format that does not display the year.

    NOTE: To view the Date format setting, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the View tab.

  • You are viewing a dialog box such as Task Information or a form view, such as the Resource Form.

  • You click a date field that uses the date calendar drop-down control.
NOTE: Date fields that are located in tables, for example the Entry table in the Gantt Chart view, display the correct year in the date calendar drop-down control.

In Microsoft Project 98

  • The Date format setting uses a format the does not display the year.

    NOTE: To view to the Date format setting, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the View tab.

  • You click a date field that uses the date calendar drop-down control.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

For Microsoft Project 2000

Change the date in a table such as the Entry table in the Gantt Chart or Task Sheet view.

NOTE: If the date is not accessible in a table, use either of the following methods.

For Microsoft Project 98 or Microsoft Project 2000

Type the appropriate date in month/date/year format, rather then selecting the date with the calendar drop-down control.

-or-

Change the date format to display the year. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options and then click the View tab.
  2. In the Date format list, click a date format that includes a year.
  3. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about a similar issue with date calendar drop-down control and the date format that does not display the year, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

197364 PRJ98: Calendar Year Does Not Change in Date Drop-Down

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/7/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbnofix KB245909
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