error subtracting dates

[snydly]

I am having a problem in calculating time between two dates.  I have 50 cases and all of the cases work except 5 that are 1942, 1940 and 1930.  Anybody have any ideas.

[David Marso]

Maybe post your syntax , the problematic dates and the result.
I don't do ESPss on Fridays!
I helps to be specific if you expect anybody to answer your question!!!
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snydly wrote

I am having a problem in calculating time between two dates.  I have 50 cases and all of the cases work except 5 that are 1942, 1940 and 1930.  Anybody have any ideas.

[MLIves]

Are they 2 digit years?
Check your settings under Edit-->Options-->Data (tab)-->Set Century Range for 2-digit years (top right)
The default is 1945 so year values of 30,40 and 42 would be interpreted as 2030, 2040 and 2042.

Melissa

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Maybe post your syntax , the problematic dates and the result.
I don't do ESPss on Fridays!
I helps to be specific if you expect anybody to answer your question!!!
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snydly wrote
> I am having a problem in calculating time between two dates.  I have
> 50 cases and all of the cases work except 5 that are 1942, 1940 and 1930.
> Anybody have any ideas.





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[snydly]

Yes they are two digit years.  I tried that first.   I chose Custom and changed it to 1920 to 2019, saved the file, reopened it and I get the same results.  I am stumped.  I used the pulldown menu and wrote syntax...with the same result.

[MLIves]

Now you need to say more about your syntax and what exactly is happening before anyone can help.

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Yes they are two digit years.  I tried that first.   I chose Custom and
changed it to 1920 to 2019, saved the file, reopened it and I get the same results.  I am stumped.  I used the pulldown menu and wrote syntax...with the same result.



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