Tracing the code I've found that a workaround is:
EditMask=99C99C99;0
and, for a better looking behaviour
DisplayFormat=dd/mm/yyyy (or mm/dd/yyyy)
I would be curious to know the behaviour of standard VCL, since the
problem seems from standard VCL mask interpretation.
But, I think that your customer is really short sight one...
How can he prefer typing '/' all the time?
regards
Marco Menardi

--- In IBObjects@y..., Nico Callewaert <ncw@t...> wrote:
> Hi Marco,
>
> I have the same version like you and yes it's the same,
result I
> get, strange.
>
> regards, Nico
>
> Marco Menardi wrote:
>
> >--- In IBObjects@y..., Nico Callewaert <ncw@t...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Hi Marco,
> >>
> >> Yes my customer is a strange guy, user A wants it like that,
> >>
> >>
> >user B
> >
> >
> >>like this. He wants to manually enter the '/'. I tried the
> >>'99C99C99'. It seems to work well.
> >>
> >>Thank you, Nico
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >What version of IBO do you have? Here 4.2Ia and there are some
problems.
> >Yes, it works when entering data (why my test of yesterday did not?),
> >but if you re-enter the field, da year is displayed with 4 digits
> >whatever displayformat you use, so the days (or months for USA/GB
> >locale) are lost.
> >Is it the same for you?
> >i.e.
> >03/04/02 then leave the control.
> >re-enter the control -> /04/2002
> >
> >thanks
> >Marco Menardi
> >
> >
> >
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