Inputting Dates - Eingabemoeglichkeiten
The following is an attempt to describe how best to input dates if using TNG for your input.
Date, input modes
To input a known date, use the following format: DD MMM YYYY (31 Jan 1918)
Also different inputs are possible: DD-MM-YYYY (31-1-1918) or DD.MM.YYYY (31.1.1918) or DD/MM/YYYY (31/1/1918) or dd mm yyyy. Also for dates with 1-digit days or months, as an example d/m/yyyy may be used, including uses with hyphens, periods or spaces. During data entry, TNG will accept upper or lower case for months, but the storage and display (once converted using the TAB key when leaving the date field) will be the default (dd MMM yyyy...or...d MMM yyyy) or according to your preferred settings in customconfig.php
The day/month/year and/or month/day/year sequence can be set in TNG Admin under
Setup - > Configurations - > General Settings - > Miscellaneous - > Numeric Date Preference:
Name of the month
So that the multilanguage conversions of the entered date will work, you must enter the names of the month as English abbreviations:
for German month | Input | Deutsch Display | Englisch Display |
---|---|---|---|
Januar | JAN | Jan | Jan |
Februar | FEB | Feb | Feb |
März | MAR | Mrz | Mar |
April | APR | Apr | Apr |
Mai | MAY | Mai | May |
Juni | JUN | Jun | Jun |
Juli | JUL | Jul | Jul |
August | AUG | Aug | Aug |
September | SEP | Sep | Sep |
Oktober | OCT | Okt | Oct |
November | NOV | Nov | Nov |
Dezember | DEC | Dez | Dec |
The month will display in other languages accordingly.
In addition, the full name of the month may be used during input (Month must be in English!).
Entering a leading zero for a 1-digit day or month is optional. Such entries will store and display using the default (or preferred setting) date display. (Default is "d NNN yyyy".)
IMPORTANT! Continue with the TAB key, as this invokes TNG's date conversion to the default date storage and display (or your preferred setting in customconfig.php).
Symbols used to clarify dates
The following are symbols used to clarify dates which are undocumented, calculated or approximated.
for | Input | Deutsch Display | Englisch Display |
---|---|---|---|
approximately | ABT | um | Abt |
estimated | EST | geschätzt | Est |
calculated | CAL | errechnet | Cal |
before | BEF | vor | Bef |
after | AFT | nach | Aft |
between | BET | zwischen | Between |
and | AND | und | and |
from | FROM | von | From |
to | TO | bis | to |
Y | Datum unbekannt | Yes, date unknown |
The month will display in other languages accordingly.
In addition, the full name of the month may be used during input (Month must be in English!).
Entering a leading zero for a 1-digit day or month is optional. Such entries will store and display using the default (or preferred setting) date display. (Default is "d MMM yyyy".)
IMPORTANT! Continue with the TAB key, as this invokes TNG's date conversion to the default date storage and display (or your preferred setting in customconfig.php).
Source: TNG-Wiki on www.familie-greve.de
Related Links
- Republican Dates Mod for input, validation, and formatting of republican dates, including date conversion to gregorian
- Numeric dates Mod to display the dates in numeric format
- Converting Republican Dates to Gregorian Dates