Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format (DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?
Re: Date format
By: Immortal to All on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:15 pm
Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format (DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?
I think you're describing the birthdate format. It's currently hard-coded to that format. All other date input/display in the BBS is *not* YYYY/MM/DD.
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Digital Man,
When a new user signs up on my system, it says: "Enter your birthday (MM/DD/YY)"
But as you type, the masking is XXXX/XX/XX in the input field
How do I resolve this?
Re: Date format
By: Immortal to All on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:15 pm
Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format
(DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using
YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?
I think you're describing the birthdate format. It's currently hard-coded to that format. All other date input/display in the BBS is *not* YYYY/MM/DD.
On 10-16-20 21:33, Immortal wrote to Digital Man <=-
Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have
ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is
the standard isn't it? Immortal
Re: Date format
By: Digital Man to Immortal on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:19 pm
Re: Date format
By: Immortal to All on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:15 pm
Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format
(DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using
YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?
I think you're describing the birthdate format. It's currently hard-coded to that format. All other date input/display in the BBS is *not* YYYY/MM/DD.
Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is the standard isn't it? Immortal
Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is the standard isn't it?
Immortal
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Actually, I use YYYYMMDD a lot for filenames, because that makes files automatically get sorted by date in directory listings on modern OSs. :) Don't
know if we need to sort birthdates like that, but I definitely prefer to to MM/DD/YYYY, which isn't used here (normally DD/MM/YYYY).
Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I
guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have
ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is
the standard isn't it?
Immortal
YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD are preferred if you want to be able
to sort the dates easily, for instance database DATE fields.
On 10-18-20 16:23, Tracker1 wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I've tended to prefer YYYY-MM-DD (iso8601 short date form) as it may be unfamiliar at first glance if you aren't used to it, but never
confusing... as when the year is first, the sub-year always follows in order. If you're in EU or US, or anywhere else for that matter.
Tony Langdon wrote to Tracker1 <=-
I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy.
I've tended to prefer YYYY-MM-DD (iso8601 short date form) as it may be
unfamiliar at first glance if you aren't used to it, but never
As I said, this one is perfect for things like filenames, where the date is relevant.
confusing... as when the year is first, the sub-year always follows in
order. If you're in EU or US, or anywhere else for that matter.
I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy. DD/MM/YYYY is shortest to longest (time period). YYYY/MM/DD is longest to shortest, with those technical advantages in the computer age. But MM/DD/YYYY
is a dog's breakfast! :)
On 10-19-20 09:11, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Tony Langdon wrote to Tracker1 <=-
I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy.
Agreed. Try sorting files based on MMDDYY filenames. :(
On 10-19-20 20:09, Tracker1 wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
It's also really useful if you have US and EU users without having to dynamically support changing or have to offer configuration options.
confusing... as when the year is first, the sub-year always follows in
order. If you're in EU or US, or anywhere else for that matter.
I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy. DD/MM/YYYY is shortest to longest (time period). YYYY/MM/DD is longest to shortest, with those technical advantages in the computer age. But
MM/DD/YYYY
is a dog's breakfast! :)
Don't use YYYY/MM/DD with a / for the separator... use hyphen or omit.
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