[AccessD] date format

This might help International Dates in Access
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-36.html

Also here is code to determine regional control panel settings
http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0017.htm
called like so

'?fLocaleInfo(LOCALE_SSHORTDATE)
'?fLocaleInfo(LOCALE_SENGCOUNTRY)

pedro at plex.nl wrote:

>Hello Group,
>
>i have to date-fields in a table, both with the same preferences and both display there data in format dd-MM-yyyy.
>When i use mailmerge with word, with the prps.item i get a different result, MM\dd\yyyy and dd\MM\yyyy. In this mailmerge also the function TodayDate is used, this gives dd-MM-yyyy. I now have changed the different format in the worddocument, to the same output, by using:
>{DOCPROPERTY "GebDat" \@ "dd-MM-yyyy" \*MERGEFORMAT}
>{DOCPROPERTY "DDatum" \@ "MM-dd-yyyy" \*MERGEFORMAT}
>
>How is possible that two the same fields in access give different results? Is there a hidden format in the date fields?
>
>When the Date-seperator in the country-preferences is choosen as "-", how can access gives "\" as seperator and why not in TodayDate?
>
>TIA
>
>Pedro Janssen
>  
>

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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada