Date and time fields

To insert the current date into a field:

1. Select Edit>Insert>Current Date

   -OR-

   Use the keyboard shortcut, CTRL+;

To insert the current time into a field:

1. Select Edit>Insert>Current Time

   -OR-

   Use the keyboard shortcut, SHIFT+CTRL+;

Vitalware can be configured to display dates and time in a wide range of formats. Partial dates that comprise month and year only (or year only) are also supported. The date may be numbers only, or a combination of text and numbers.

Date display format is set on a system basis and the same date format displays in all fields in Vitalware. A date can be typed into a field in any format and will automatically be converted to the display format set in the Registry. However, the order that the date is typed must match the order as specified in the Registry, e.g. Day-Month-Year or Month-Day-Year.

A date may be typed into a field either with spaces between sections or separated by any punctuation character, e.g.:

• 10 10 2004
• 10-10-2004
• 10/10/2004
• 10;10;2004

However, if a date only comprises month and year, punctuation between the month and year is required, e.g. 2-2004 will be displayed as February 2004.

Examples of available date formats are:

• Saturday, March 27, 2004
• March 27, 2004
• 3/27/04 (MM-DD-YY)
• 27/03/2004 (DD-MM-YYYY)
• 27-Mar-04
• Mar. 27, 04
• 27 March 2004
• March 2004
• 02/2004
• 3/27/2004 10:01 AM
• 3/27/2004 10:01:26 AM

Date and time formats are specified in the Registry.