Pat, There’s a 4D bug regarding dates.
What version of v16 are you using? The latest nightly builds of v16 dot releases should be fine. If you’re using 16r something, then it’s fixed in v17. Wayne On Thu, 5 Jul 2018 at 20:50, Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Jody, > I'm using v16 and having the following problem with date formats: > On a UK system, dates in fields and list boxes are incorrectly displayed in > the US format. But when you click into a date field, it changes to the UK > format! > > How do you manage this? > > Pat > > On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 at 15:46, Jody Bevan via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com > > > wrote: > > > Bob: > > > > Nasty date formats. About 15 years ago we created our own tool for the > > date entry, and display in 4D. The dates are always stored in date > fields, > > but we let the user define the way the dates get displayed. This way it > > does not matter what the computer’s region or date settings are. The > format > > set in the application controls the display of the date. It also resulted > > in some great tools for quick entry of dates. Still loving that way of > > doing thing in v16. > > > > Jody > > > > > > > On Jun 9, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Robert McKeever via 4D_Tech < > > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > > > > 4D V15.4, Mac OS 10.13.4 > > > > > > A site that uses 4D Server. Mostly mini’s as clients. Has been working > > fine for years. Then growth, so someone brought in some PC’s. Then they > > scrounged around and now all minis. But, since we are in Canada, > sometimes > > when the OS is loaded anew, this select Canadian English keyboard instead > > of US. So, date entry gets set to YYYY-MM-DD instead of MM-DD-YYYY. > > > > > > Dates display fine, regardless of format. But, on a couple of machines, > > you can not enter dates. I take my record, place the cursor in the field, > > and type - it moves the cursor along the character string, but nothing > > changes. So, they just go to another machine that ‘works’ and does the > > entry there. Started a couple of weeks ago. > > > > > > So, why, and how to fix it? > > > > > > Changing the date format in the system preferences changes the way it > is > > displayed, but still no entry. > > > > > > _________________________________________ > > > Bob McKeever http://www.mswl.com < > > http://www.mswl.com/> > > > McKeever's Software Wizardry > > > Port Coquitlam, B.C. > > > bobmckee...@mac.com > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > ********************************************************************** > > > > -- > ************************************************* > CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > w: http://www.catbase.com > skype: pat.bensky > ************************************************* > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** -- Regards, Wayne ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
