BruceThank you very much for responding.I tried your suggestion, and in the preview of Designer, this works perfectly.I have as my pattern for my edit tab asdate{MM/DD/YYYY}|date{MM/DD/YY}|date{M/D/YY}|date{M/D/YYYY}|date{YYYY-MM-DD}pattern for the data tab is left blankpattern for the display tab i...