Thanks Tore - I had forgotten the existence of dateItems. That of course will do the trick. BTW I was trying to create dates in standard UTC format, and now I can.
Graham > On 28 Oct 2020, at 23:18, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > You can convert any given date to dateItems. Then you can use dateItems to > present the date in any format you like. A date converted to dateItems will > give you the following list of items: > > the year > the month number > the day of the month > the hour in 24-hour time > the minute > the second > the numeric day of the week where Sunday is day 1, Monday is day 2, and so > forth > All according to the Dictionary. > > To be sure that any valid date format is recognized as a date when you read > in the date you will like to convert, it is best to ask for the system date > or set the useSystemDate to true, as this will make all valid date formats > convert to dateItems. > > Best regards > Tore Nilsen >> 28. okt. 2020 kl. 22:58 skrev Graham Samuel via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >> >> A quick test seems to show that the DateFormat can’t be changed by a ‘set’ >> command. >> >> How then can I force a date to be in a given format? I’m really thinking of >> the difference between US and European dates, i.e >> >> d/m/y versus m/d/y >> >> Obviously for some types of use, an LC program should be able to force the >> format for consistency’s sake, regardless of where in the world it’s being >> run. >> >> Can it be done? >> >> Graham >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
