WD: "Value Entered Does Not Match with the Specified Type" (135285)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q135285 SYMPTOMS
You get the following error message when you define a custom property of
type Date when the value includes hyphens:
The value entered does not match with the specified type.
The value will be stored as text.
CAUSE
The Regional Settings for Short Date Style and Date Separator are defined
using a slash (/) instead of a hyphen. (To locate this option, click the
Windows Start button, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click
Regional Settings, and then click the Date tab.)
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word versions 7.0 and 7.0a
for Windows 95 and Word 97 for Windows. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
WORKAROUND
Method 1:
Define the value as it is defined in the Regional Settings.
Method 2:
Modify the Regional Settings so that the Short Date Style and the
Date Separator are defined using a hyphen separator instead of a
slash separator.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbtemplate KB135285 |
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