# HG changeset patch
# User greg
# Date 1542225638 18000
# Node ID 31b9f0a18a1519ca8a9a120decb153ca92b81bd2
# Parent  11d22a27c24a089049f5e3e95d9150723a1a20e1
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diff -r 11d22a27c24a -r 31b9f0a18a15 validate_affy_metadata.py
--- a/validate_affy_metadata.py	Wed Nov 14 14:58:08 2018 -0500
+++ b/validate_affy_metadata.py	Wed Nov 14 15:00:38 2018 -0500
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 
 def validate_date_string(line_no, date_string, accumulated_msgs):
     try:
-        datetime.datetime.strptime(date_string, '%Y/%m/%d')
+        datetime.datetime.strptime(date_string, '%y/%m/%d')
         return accumulated_msgs
     except ValueError:
-        return add_error_msg(accumulated_msgs, "Line %d contains an incorrect date format (must be YY/MM/DD)." % line_no)
+        return add_error_msg(accumulated_msgs, "Line %d contains an incorrect date format (%s must be YY/MM/DD)." % (line_no, date_string))
 
 
 def validate_decimal(line_no, decimal_string, accumulated_msgs):