OL2000: Error In Calendar Function "Go To Date" (223553)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q223553 SYMPTOMS
If you use the "Go To Date" function of the Calendar to navigate to a date beyond the 12th of the month, you may receive the following error message:
You must specify a valid date. Check your entries in this dialog box to make sure they represent a valid date.
CAUSE
This problem occurs only for certain Date styles in Windows Regional Settings, where the short and long date styles have different Y/M/D orders. For example, the problem occurs if
Short date = MM-dd-yy
Long date = dd MMMM, yyyy
Short date = YY-MM-dd
Long date = dd-MMMM-yyyy
RESOLUTION
This problem does not occur if you set your Windows Regional Settings, Date styles to the following:
Short date = dd-MM-yy
Long date = MMMM dd yyyy
Short date = YY-MM-dd
Long date = MMMM dd yyyy
To Change the Date Styles- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Regional Settings.
- Click the Date tab, and from the Short date style and Long date style lists, click to select the desired date styles.
- Click OK to save your changes.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/29/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbpending KB223553 |
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