Microsoft KB Archive/114380

= Money: Entering a Date Results in Error Message =

Article ID: 114380

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Money 2004 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2002 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2001 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2000 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 99 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite Edition

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This article was previously published under Q114380



SYMPTOMS
When you enter a date in Microsoft Money, you may receive of the following error messages, where  is a date, such as 02/29/02. ' ' is an invalid date.

Money 99 or later
' ' is an invalid date. Please enter a valid date. If you want, you can press CTRL+D to insert today's date, and then press the PLUS SIGN (+) or MINUS SIGN (-) keys on your keyboard to increase or decrease the date by one day. Money will not accept years earlier than 1900 or later than 2200.

Money 97 or Money 98
' ' is an invalid date. Please enter a valid date. If you want, you can press CTRL+D to insert today's date, and then press the PLUS SIGN (+) or MINUS SIGN (-) keys on your keyboard to increase or decrease the date by one day. Money will not accept years earlier than 1948 or later than 2075.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you enter a date that is outside the range of dates accepted by Money or an invalid date such as 2/31/95. This problem may also occur if you enter a date in a format that is different than the short date format set in Control Panel.

For example, if the Control Panel date format is set on YY/MM/DD (94/15/5) and you try to enter the date in a MM/DD/YY format (5/15/94), you will receive the error message that is listed in the "Symptoms" section of this article.



RESOLUTION
Make sure that you enter a valid date in your version of Money's date range. If your date is in this range, check your Date Format settings in Control Panel.

Additional query words: money97 money98 money99 money2000 money2001 money2002 money2003 money2004 transaction edit

Keywords: kberrmsg KB114380

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