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OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 347
Here are some example strings you could use for this
property, with examples of how the short date would
appear for each one. The following examples assume the
DateFormatSeparator property is set to /.
ShortDateFormat
Example
MM/dd/yy 08/26/03
d/M/yyyy 26/8/2003
MMM/dd/yyyy Aug/26/2003
yy/dd/MMMM 03/26/August
If you specify a character other than M, d, y, or the
DateFormatSeparator character when writing to this
property, the LCA, #87 lcaErrStringInvalidChar
exception will be thrown.
If you change the DateFormatSeparator property after
setting the ShortDateFormat property, OpenLNS will
automatically update it with the new separator character
for you.
You can use the ShortDateFormatSource property to
determine how the ShortDateFormat property should be
filled in.
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax formatLocale. ShortDateFormat = dateFormat
Element Description
formatLocale The FormatLocale object being
acted upon.
dateFormat The format used to display dates.
The allowable characters are M, d,
y, and the character specified as the
DateFormatSeparator property.
Data Type String.
Read/Write Read/write.
Added to API LNS Release 3.20.
ShortDateFormatSource
Summary Determines whether OpenLNS should assign the
ShortDateFormat property a value automatically based on
the Windows control panel Regional Options settings.
Availability Local, full, lightweight, and independent clients.
Syntax formatLocale. ShortDateFormatSource = source
Element Description
formatLocale The FormatLocale object being acted
upon.