PPT97: PowerPoint Saves Year in Three-Digit Format (191599)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q191599

SYMPTOMS

When you save your presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 format, PowerPoint saves the year portion of the date incorrectly using a three-digit format like this:

01/01/104

This behavior occurs if all of the following are true:
  • The system date is set to the year 2000 or greater.

    -and-
  • You inserted date fields in your presentation and chose to have them update automatically.

    -and-
  • The dates are formatted in any two-digit format (such as, 01/01/04).

CAUSE

The Pp7trans.dll file that PowerPoint uses to translate files to PowerPoint 4.0 format is not year 2000 compliant.

RESOLUTION

Method 1

To work around this behavior, use a date format that formats the year as four digits, such as "Saturday, January 1, 2000."

Method 2

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/21/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbconversion kbfix kbformat KB191599
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