Microsoft KB Archive/132237

= OFF95: Error or Unexpected Value Entering Custom Date Property =

Article ID: 132237

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q132237







SYMPTOMS
In any of the Microsoft applications listed above, when you enter a custom date value in the Properties dialog box for a document, one of the following may occur:

 You receive the following error message:

The value entered does not match with the specified type. The value will be stored as text.

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 The property is entered as Unknown data type, with no value. -or-

 The property is entered as Date type but with a random date value.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you enter a date value earlier than 1/1/1601, between 9/15/30829 and 5/8/31779, or later than 5/8/31779.

Earlier than 1/1/1601
If you enter a date earlier than 1/1/1601 (for example 5/3/1600), you receive the error message described above, and the property is entered as a Text type.

Between 9/15/30829 and 5/8/31779
If you enter a date between 9/15/30829 and 5/8/31779, such as 4/3/30999, the property is entered as Unknown data type, and no value is entered in the Value field for this property; the Value field is null.

Later Than 5/8/31779
If you enter a date later than 5/8/31779, a "random" date value appears in the Value field for the property. For example, if you add a property as a Date type with a value of 1/1/99999, the value 9/1/78 appears in the Value field.

Keywords: KB132237

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