Thanks Adiran -
The annoying thing is the amount of extra code is so small. I write enough
Visual C++ to know if you create a object to the current time, say
"timenow", then the code to copy it to an output string in AM/PM format is:
>>CString output = timenow.Format("%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S%p");
while the code to copy it in 24h format is:
>>CString output = timenow.Format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
which is absolutely trivial!
I'll have to call Symantec about that, but for now I'm doing what a large
number of procrastinating Americans are doing. <g>
Nat
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Adrian Jadic
Sent: Monday, 16 April, 2001 10:07
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:12230] RE: pcAnywhere
Yes Nat, many US SW companies choose to write the date code US style and not
to respect the windows settings. There are some extra lines in the software
and they are probably lazy to add them.
It is probably because in most cases they can get away with it.
I had the same experience at work and I threatened to return the hardware
and the SW. They fixed it for me. This was though a smaller company. However
Symantec should know better than this. They are truly an intl. company.
As a registered user you should just contact them with your problem. This
issue qualifies as a bug since their SW does not respect Win regional
settings, means it is not fully compatible with the Win OS.
This is how I based my argument and I won. Hope this helps.
A>
------Original Message------
From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: April 16, 2001 3:28:08 AM GMT
Subject: [USMA:12228] pcAnywhere
Now that's annoying! I just did a remote data acquisition for an experiment
running in my lab (I'm at home now) using Norton pcAnywhere, and noticed
when I tried to retrieve the data file it was timestamped AM/PM format. It
took me a while to notice since the file transfer kept listing a new file
created around 10:00 (it's 22.00 now) but I didn't have the window open
enough to see a "P" after the "10:00".
What's really annoying is my Windows settings are of course 24h format, and
have been for years. Most applications simply pick up your preferred
settings from the Windows settings, so Symantec is deliberately overriding
to force an AM/PM clock. I can't see any Options settings to change, even in
the Registry.
Grrrrrrr!
Nat
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