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ebenton
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Jun 17, 2021
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How to handle indefinite date

Hey Microsoft Community,   I have a date field and one of the possible values is "Life" as in "for life".  Is there a way to convert the text "Life" into a date value that is indefinite?  Or should...
  • isladogs's avatar
    Jun 17, 2021
    Date fields must either be valid dates or null
    I wouldn't convert all dates to text values as that will cause other issues e.g. sorting by date field in queries.
    Would using something like #1/1/9999# be an acceptable alternative for 'Life'?

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