[AccessD] Determining Regional Date Setting

 No...
>>"One simple way would be to compare Datevalue("1/6/04") to
>>Datevalue("6 Jan 04") and Datevalue("1 Jun 04")"

The short for months can be different in other languages and your code
will fail if a local language windows is used.
Please find code example which should put you on the road.
The API GetDateFormat is the way to go. It pretty simple.
For total Api list visit the mentioned website to download the free API
guide = good.

Erwin


Option Compare Database
Private Type SYSTEMTIME
        wYear As Integer
        wMonth As Integer
        wDayOfWeek As Integer
        wDay As Integer
        wHour As Integer
        wMinute As Integer
        wSecond As Integer
        wMilliseconds As Integer
End Type
Private Declare Function GetDateFormat Lib "kernel32" Alias
"GetDateFormatA" (ByVal Locale As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long, lpDate As
SYSTEMTIME, ByVal lpFormat As String, ByVal lpDateStr As String, ByVal
cchDate As Long) As Long
Public Sub testtt()
    'KPD-Team 2000
    'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
    'E-Mail: KPDTeam at Allapi.net
    Dim Buffer As String, ST As SYSTEMTIME
    With ST
        .wDay = 31
        .wMonth = 8
        .wYear = 2000
    End With
    Buffer = String(255, 0)
    GetDateFormat ByVal 0&, 0, ST, vbNullString, Buffer, Len(Buffer)
    Buffer = Left$(Buffer, InStr(1, Buffer, Chr$(0)) - 1)
    MsgBox Buffer
End Sub





-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart
McLachlan
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 11:24 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problemsolving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Determining Regional Date Setting

On 2 May 2004 at 11:38, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote:

> Dear list:
> 
> Is there an easy way to determine if Windows is set to that 'other'
date format (dd/mm/yy)?
> 
That's only one of a large number of possible alternatives.

Why do you want to know. Depending on that, there are a number of tricks
you can use.

One simple way would be to compare Datevalue("1/6/04") to
Datevalue("6 Jan 04") and Datevalue("1 Jun 04") and see which matches.

A more complicated, but also more versatile  way is to use a call to the
GetDateFormat() API and see exactly what regional format is in use.




 
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