Setting Your Date Window for Two-Digit Years - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

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MapInfo Pro converts two-digit input into four digit years using the current century for the dates (so that 14 becomes 2014). If your data includes dates in the 1900s, then you can turn on date windowing to select a pivot year below which to use the previous century. If you specify the number 50 as the pivot year for your data, then the years entered as 00-49 become 2000-2049 and years entered as 50-99 become 1950-1999.

To turn on date windowing:

  1. On the PRO tab, click Options, and click System Settings to open the System Settings Preferences dialog box.
  2. Select Set date window to and enter a number from 0-99 that will be the pivot year below which to use the previous century.

    The number you enter is shown in the example, which illustrates how the date will display with the prefix 19 or 20. If you enter the number 14, then the example display as:

    Years entered as 00-13 become 2000-2013

    Years entered as 14-99 become 1914-1999

  3. Click OK to close the dialog and save your settings.

If you select the Turn date windowing off option, then MapInfo Pro uses the current century for two-digit dates.