+LSUMonica Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Anyway to get a variable that would accept simply a four digit year? Link to comment
+ChapterhouseInc Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 yea, i just 'make up' a month and day to get it through..as with the library category: how do i know when it opened, unless it states so on the 'plaque'...for this i use the day i 'visited' since it was 'open' on that day... Link to comment
+Backwards Charlie from Austin Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 If all you can find is a year, then you can be sure that the last day of the year, December 31, is a valid date to use for when it was open. Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 (edited) I would like this. I don't like making up a day and month, because that creates misinformation. I just leave it blank, which is a shame. Edited March 20, 2006 by Ambrosia Link to comment
OpinioNate Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Anyway to get a variable that would accept simply a four digit year? How about a textbox accepting non-decimal, numeric only answers? -Nate Link to comment
+LSUMonica Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Anyway to get a variable that would accept simply a four digit year? How about a textbox accepting non-decimal, numeric only answers? -Nate Tried that but that variable REQUIRES that you enter a singular and plural unit , i.e. year and years. So a "Year Dedicated or Erected" variable shows up as: 1984 years I would prefer not to see the "units". Monica Link to comment
OpinioNate Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Good point. You can also use a regular (short) textbox, but as Bootron pointed out to me earlier that would probably screw up sorting by variable later on. He's put this on his list of fixes but it will have to wait until after this next update. -Nate Link to comment
Jeremy Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Tried that but that variable REQUIRES that you enter a singular and plural unit , i.e. year and years. So a "Year Dedicated or Erected" variable shows up as: 1984 years I would prefer not to see the "units". Monica AD may work as a unit. Yeah, kinda weird but it'll work in a pinch. Link to comment
rescue557 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 AD may work as a unit. Yeah, kinda weird but it'll work in a pinch. I've used this for the New York State Historic Markers category. Works well. Link to comment
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