I don't think it is possible to modify the way EpiData 'understands' dates. Nevertheless, you cas add a check that refuses the date when it doesn't verify a certain condition: For example, if the date has to be at least 10 days before the date of entry, you will aff the following checkblock to the date field: DATE1 If DATE1 > today - 10 then Help "DATE1 has to be at least 10 days before today" goto DATE1 Clear DATE1 ENDIF END

Line 1 (Help...) will display an error message each time the error condition is met. Line 2 & 3 (Goto / clear) will, as soon as the error message is akcnowledged, return to the field and erase what was previously entered, until a valid entry is entered (or nothing).

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-----Message d'origine----- De : epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Envoyé : vendredi 9 décembre 2005 13:32 À : epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Objet : [EpiData-list] "date" fields

Hello everybody I have made a .qes with several fields "date". If I want to enter data in such a field and type 1 then return, the field is automatically filled with 01/12/2005 (5/12/2005 if I type 5). Is it possible to avoid this automatic entry ? Thank you very much and have a nice day Beatrice