<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">If you’re using BDE check the BDE administrator app in Control Panel and make sure under Configuration->System->Formats->Date that the SEPARATOR value is correct.<div>Then make sure that you have the correct date format in Windows Control Panel-> Regional and Language that the date format is correct.</div><div>You need both of these set to the same separator value to work correctly.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Adrian<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 6/08/2018, at 5:38 PM, <<a href="mailto:jc@magicweb.nz">jc@magicweb.nz</a>> <<a href="mailto:jc@magicweb.nz">jc@magicweb.nz</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi all<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have re-installed an old Delphi application using Paradox. I’m getting the error message “Failed Calculating Fields: ‘01/06/2017’ I not a valid date”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Changing Microsoft’s ShortDate format works, but is messing up all my other applications.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I remember a Paradox date format setting but can’t remember how. Can anybody help me?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks a lot<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">John C<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list</span><br><span>Post: <a href="mailto:delphi@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi@listserver.123.net.nz</a></span><br><span>Admin: <a href="http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi">http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi</a></span><br><span>Unsubscribe: send an email to <a href="mailto:delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz</a> with Subject: unsubscribe</span></div></blockquote></div></body></html>