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Date Entry
TicketRx uses three kinds of date entry components. The date can be typed into a text field or selected from a calendar. Press the help icon 
next to the date entry to open this online manual.
Single Date Entry
This component is used to enter a single date without a time of day. The date can be typed in the text field or selected from the calendar which opens with the button on the right.
Single Date and Time Entry
This component is used to enter a single date and time of day. The date can be typed in the text field or selected from the calendar.
Date Span Entry
This component is used to enter a date span. Dates can be typed into the text fields or selected from the calendar. Date spans can also be selected from the drop-down menu at the bottom.
Entering Dates as Text
Dates can be entered as text in any of the following formats. The text can be entered in uppercase or lowercase.
| Text | Date Entry | Date Time Entry |
|---|---|---|
| jan 2 2007 | Jan 2, 2007 | Jan 2, 2007, 12:00 AM |
| jan 2 | Jan 2 | Jan 2, 12:00 AM (see notes below) |
| 1/2 | Jan 2 | Jan 2, 12:00 AM (see notes below) |
| 1 2 2009 | Jan 2, 2009 | Jan 2, 2009, 12:00 AM |
| 1/2/09 | Jan 2, 2009 | Jan 2, 2009, 12:00 AM |
| Jan 10 2009 2:30 PM | Jan 10, 2009 | Jan 10, 2009, 2:30 PM |
| 1/10 2009 2 PM | Jan 10, 2009 | Jan 10, 2009, 2:00 PM |
| 1/10/2009 02:00 | Jan 10, 2009 | Jan 10, 2009, 2:00 AM |
| 15:00 Sep 2 2009 | Sep 2, 2009 | Sep 2, 2009, 3:00 PM |
| last monday | last Monday | last Monday, 12:00 AM |
| monday | next Monday | next Monday, 12:00 AM |
| next monday | next Monday | next Monday, 12:00 AM |
| now | current day | current day and time |
| today, tod | current day | current day, 12:00 AM |
| yesterday, yest | previous day | previous day, 12:00 AM |
| tomorrow, tomo | next day | next day, 12:00 AM |
When the year is not specified, the system will select the nearest year with this date. For example, on Sep 2, 2009 typing "Jan 1" will resolve to Jan 1, 2010 and "Jul 15" to Jul 15, 2009.
For month name you can use the full month name or its abbreviation: either "Jan 1 2009" or "January 1 2009" is acceptable. Similarly, for the day of the week you can use abbreviations instead of the full names: "next mon" and "next monday" are both accepted.
Date formats can be freely mixed with time formats. For example, "today 2 pm" is a valid entry.
Press plus, "+", or minus, "-", on the keyboard to change the date to the next or the previous day.
Entering Dates from the Calendar
In order to select the date for a date or date span entry, click a day in the calendar. When entering a date and time, click once to select the day and the hour, then either click "Accept" or double-click the day or hour.
Click the 
and 
buttons to switch to a different month.
Click the month or year labels to select a month or year from a drop-down menu:
