This is a problem we have with any language that uses the 'c' format specifier for date format - i.e. stand alone day of week (see here for example: http://cldr.unicode.org/translation/date-time#TOC-Stand-Alone-vs.-Format-Styles )
There is a bug report already here: http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=11633 On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 6:23 AM Terry Judd <terry.j...@unimelb.edu.au> wrote: > So, with respect to my previous message, what I actually tried in the > message box was... > > set the useSystemDate to true; put the long system date > > ...but it still returned an English style date. > > Terry... > > > On 7/09/2016 3:17 pm, "use-livecode on behalf of Tim Selander" < > use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of selan...@tkf.att.ne.jp> > wrote: > > This thread has been instructive, as I've had the same grief as Antti. > I've been using dateItems for all my date stuff, and reconstructing my > own Japanese dates. > > However, I didn't know about the useSystemDate command. It's working > great here. Mac OS10.11.5, system running in Japanese, LC 8.0.2 > community edition. > > This info doesn't help Antti much, though.... sorry. But thanks for > asking the question! > > Tim Selander > Tokyo, Japan > > On 2016/09/07 14:02, Antti Ilola wrote: > > Then maybe I have problems on my machines( MacBook Pro 2007 and iMac > 2010), > > because I have used different version of MacOs's and different > versions of > > Livecode and both of your scripts and the answer is all the same - > english > > date. My computers primary language is Finnish. > > > > Regards > > Antti > > > > 2016-09-06 21:36 GMT+03:00 Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com>: > > > >> You should have taken a bit longer to read the documention, this: > >> > >> on mouseUp > >> set the useSystemDate to true > >> put the long date into fld "fDATE" > >> end mouseUp > >> > >> returned this: > >> > >> вторник, септември 6, 2016 > >> > >> as I am using a machine running Xubuntu 16.04 64-bit with the > system date > >> system running > >> in Bulgarian - mainly because I live and work on Bulgaria. > >> > >> Richmond. > >> > >> > >> On 6.09.2016 20:21, Antti Ilola wrote: > >> > >>> Is it the time to you to get the system date work.I have done > everything I > >>> found your guide, but no avail, every time english date. I made it > a bug > >>> report since version 6 was announced. and still it doesn't work. > Now I'm > >>> using Mac OS 10.10 and 10.11 in Finnish. Today I tired SperCard > for fun > >>> and > >>> even it I got finnish date without any larger measures, just > "answer the > >>> date" and that's it. And it is not the only software which > understands the > >>> finnish date, for example Xcode and Xojo knows how it should be > display. > >>> You made many wondrous things into your software, but simple as > date won't > >>> work. I think there are many people in this world who use > different date > >>> form than english. > >>> > >>> Antti > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
