Hi Ruth, There are various ways that this can be accomplished. My suggestion would be to use the field check attributes (FCLn) without the corresponding Field Check Action (FCLnA) attributes. It is the non-nil value of the FCLnA that will prevent a user from being able to keep the response that they are trying to use.
Further, I would suggestion using the Z program for elapsed time to caluculate the number of hours from today that the entered response is. With the number of hours, divided that by 24 to get the number of days and then just check for greater than 30. FCL1=IF{(%Z.elapsed.time(@.today,0000,@.response,0000,"hh.hh")/24)>30 @W.return("Your FCL1= message here!")} (I think this will give you a positive number but I can't test it since I'm not at work. If it doesn't work, reverse the > to < and it should work! If not, let me know and I'll let you know how to see the value being calculating.) Iatric Systems has a good reference for the Z programs on their website found under NPR Resources. This provides information about what programs can be used, what arguments are needed, and what the output will be. Also, remember that field check attributes only work for NEW responses. So if the date defaulted in from a previously entered response, the FCL will not work. Good luck, Kenny Whiteside >>> "Ruth Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/20/07 4:21 PM >>> Hello L: Attribute help again please, as I seem to not be able to get this one to work. I have one date query. If the date that is entered is more than 30 days ago, I want a message to appear, but not forbid the user from going on. I either get a message all the time or no message at all, so something is amuck. So any help would be appreciated, Thank you, Ruth Chapman BSN, RN-BC Nursing Analyst Central Michigan Community Hospital [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the Sender immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Central Michigan Community Hospital -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean. Catawba Valley Medical Center 810 Fairgrove Church Rd Hickory NC 28602 828-326-3000 **This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named as recipients in the message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. Do not deliever, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit and add information to the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list meditech-l@MTUsers.com http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l_mtusers.com