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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>That fixed it, thanks Adrian!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John C<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz <delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adrian Williams<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 6 August 2018 7:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List <delphi@listserver.123.net.nz><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Paradox ShortDate setting<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Then make sure that you have the correct date format in Windows Control Panel-> Regional and Language that the date format is correct.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>You need both of these set to the same separator value to work correctly.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Adrian<o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><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></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list<br>Post: <a href="mailto:delphi@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi@listserver.123.net.nz</a><br>Admin: <a href="http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi">http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi</a><br>Unsubscribe: send an email to <a href="mailto:delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz</a> with Subject: unsubscribe<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>