[libreoffice-users] Base date entry less flexible

Greetings,
I noted that after I updated LO from 3.5.7 to 3.6.4, the Base date entry 
format flexibility has changed.  With a 3.5.7 (and before) Base form, I 
could enter 12-29-12 and it would be changed to 12/29/12.  With 3.6.4, 
entering 12-29-12 will result in a strange date, as if it were 
interpreting the dashes as a formula and maybe subtracting the numbers.  
Okay, I could live with that because it was apparent that the date was 
incorrect.  But now I see this is resulting in a Java error when I 
accidentally use dashes and try to save the record.  I get 
"Java.lang.IllegalArgumentException" errors.  Even that could be worked 
around, if the error message had any diagnostics, such as the offending 
date.  However, this is all I get.  No SQL.  No indication as to what 
the problem really is.  I got a clue by doing a web search and found a 
similar error with dates and put two-and-two together to determine the 
real cause.  I guess my complaint is that between 3.5 and 3.6, the error 
messages stopped putting diagnostic data into the message.  Has anyone 
else seen this "feature"?
Is there an option somewhere to add the diagnostics to error messages?

Note that I tried entering 12-29-12 into a Calc date cell where the 
format was "MM/DD/YY" and it kept the dashes.
Girvin Herr


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