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2194686 - How to display Date and Time columns using the Windows Regional Settings – SAP PB

Symptom

  • To display a date, datetime or time column in a DataWindow, we use the properties editMask and format.
  • For example: If you set the French format "dd/MM/yyyy" for a date or datetime column, it will display 25/07/2015.  
  • In this case, the format is "hard-coded". If the application is deployed on a US machine, you will get the French format and not the US format which is MM/dd/yyyy.
  • The same problem can happen with time columns: some countries are using 24hours time, others, like US, use 12hours format (ex. 06:30 PM).


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Environment

SAP PowerBuilder (PB) 12.5.2 on supported Windows Operating Systems.

Product

SAP PowerBuilder 12.5

Keywords

longdate, datetime, datawindow, format, mask, date, time , KBA , BC-SYB-PB , PowerBuilder , How To

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