On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> By default under Linux, the LongDateFormat is defined in SysUtils as follows: > LongDateFormat: 'dd" "mmmm" "yyyy'; > > Must there be double quotes in the string? If so, what purpose do they serve? > I've tried with or without the double quotes and the output is exactly the > same on my Linux system. > > > dd" "mmmm" "yyyy = 22 April 2008 > dd mmmm yyyy = 22 April 2008 The quotes are just a safety measure; In this particular case, they serve no purpose. But in general, so substitution is performed on parts that are in double quotes. Michael. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
