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Each VC/m installation is set up to accept either US format or UK format dates.

Whatever format the used to enter a date, it will be reformatted and displayed in the standard format of DD-MMM-YY.

When a 2 digit year is entered (i.e. the century is not specified), VC/m defaults the century using the 2 digit year pivot point. This value can be set on screen 6 of the Properties option in VC/m Set-up.

Valid entries for US format dates include the following:

T	Today
+5	Today plus 5 days (i.e. 5 days in the future)
-5	Today minus 5 days (i.e. 5 days ago)
mm/dd/[cc]yy	Day, month and 2 or 4 digit year as specified
mm/dd	Day and month as specified, current year as default
/dd	Day as specified, current month and year as default
dd-mmm-[cc]yy	Day, alphabetic month (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) and 2 or 4 digit year as specified
dd-mmm	Day and alphabetic month as specified, current year as default
mmdd[cc]yy	Day, month and 2 or 4 digit year as specified

Valid entries for UK format dates include the following:

T	Today
+5	Today plus 5 days (i.e. 5 days in the future)
-5	Today minus 5 days (i.e. 5 days ago)
dd/mm/[cc]yy	Day, month and 2 or 4 digit year as specified
dd/mm	Day and month as specified, current year as default
dd	Day as specified, current month and year as default
dd-mmm-[cc]yy	Day, alphabetic month (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) and 2 or 4 digit year as specified
dd-mmm	Day and alphabetic month as specified, current year as default
ddmm[cc]yy	Day, month and 2 or 4 digit year as specified