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Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:44 pm**

My MacOS X (10.5.8) system dates are set to display in dd/mm/yyyy format, e.g.:

Monday, 5 January 2009
Monday, 5 January 2009
5 Jan 2009
05/01/2009

A stack contains the following in Basic Properties:

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on openStack
   
   set the useSystemDate to true
   
end openStack

Yet the following script, at field level, results in the American format of the date being put into the field "modified":

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on closeField
   if the short name of the target = "Notes" then exit closeField
   put the long English date into fld "modified"
end closeField

(also tried without the "English" -- same result)

In today's case, this is shown as "Wednesday, October 28, 2009"

How do I get this to show as "Wednesday, 28 October 2009"?

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:57 pm**

Hi exheusden,

"usesystemdate" is a local property!
That means you have to declare it in each handler where you need it:

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on closeField 
   set the useSystemDate to true
   if the short name of the target = "Notes" then exit closeField 
   put the long English date into fld "modified" 
end closeField

Best

Klaus

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:17 pm**

That makes no difference, I'm afraid!

Edit: got it to work: not only must useSystemDate be set to true in rach handler, but the "English" must be left out. The following works:

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on closeField 
   set the useSystemDate to true 
   if the short name of the target = "Notes" then exit closeField 
   put the long date into fld "modified" 
end closeField

Thanks for your help.

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:49 pm**

Ah, yes, overlooked this one.

On the other hand directly using "put the system date..." might even save some scripting in that case

Best

Klaus

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:29 pm**

Ooh, that's a nice one to know!

Diolch yn fawr (thanks).