WD97: Month, Day Transposed After Updating Form Field (166206)

WORKAROUND

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   Sub FormatDate_OnExit()
      Dim fField As FormField
      Dim dDateFormat As String
      ' Specify the date format.
      sDateFormat = "M/d/yyyy"
      ' In the following command, change "Text1"
      ' to match your formfield bookmark name.
      Set fField = ActiveDocument.FormFields("Text1")
      If IsDate(fField.Result) Then
         fField.Result = Format$(CDate(fField.Result), sDateFormat)
      End If
   End Sub
				

After you create the macro, set up the form using the following steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Unprotect Document.
2. Double-click the form field.
3. In the Type box, click Regular Text.
4. In the On Exit box, click the macro you created.
5. Click OK.

When the form field is updated, the date is displayed in the format you specified in the macro.