[Gambas-user] [Gambas Bug Tracker] Bug #704: Format does not handle time separator correctly

[Charlie Reinl]

Am Samstag, den 29.08.2015, 11:55 +0200 schrieb Benoît Minisini:
> Le 29/08/2015 11:08, Charlie Reinl a écrit :
> > Am Samstag, den 29.08.2015, 04:22 +0300 schrieb Jussi Lahtinen:
> >>> correct me if I go wrong, I still don't see for what we need the
> >>> localization.
> >>> Having a Date or Date/Time and we want to format it, where we need
> >>> localisation there for.
> >>>
> >>> Using german date is Format(now(),"dd.mm.yyyy") but I also can write
> >>> Format(now(),"mm/dd/yyyy") or Format(now(),"dd-mm-yyyy") but also
> >>> Format(now(),"dd;mm;yyyy") yes that should work (it's a ';' not a ':')
> >>> Please enlighten me, I can't see the usage of localization in that
> >>> converting.
> >>>
> >>
> >> How I supposed to verify output of Format(now(),"mm/dd/yyyy") ?
> >> Correct result can be 08.29.2015 or 08/29/2015 depending on the
> >> localization (or even something completely different).
> >>
> >>
> >> Jussi
> >
> > Salut Jussi,
> >
> > attached you a quick hack who shows that the Format don't
> > use the localization.
> >
> 
> For the last time, Format$() *does* use the localization settings, as 
> explicitly stated in the documentation.
> 
> But it uses them for its special formatting characters only. Non-special 
> characters are just inserted as is in the resulting string.
> 
> If you want to write translatable date/time code, you have to use 
> pre-defined date formats (gb.GeneralDate and ).
> 
> If none of the pre-defined formats fit your needs, then you have to 
> create your own by:
> 
> 1) Determining the order of date and time components by analysing the 
> formatting of a cleverly chosen date with gb.ShortDate and gb.ShortTime. 
> See the source code of DateChooser control for the details.
> 
> 2) Using the "/" and ":" formatting characters in the format string.
> 
> Regards,
> 

Ok, understood. Both Format$() and Format() use it 

Debug sLangu;; "Now()="; Now();; "Format$="; Format$(Now(), "dd/mm/yyyy
hh:nn:ss.uu");; " Format="; Format(Now(), "dd/mm/yyyy hh:nn:ss.uu")

MMain.Main.19: en_CA.UTF-8 Now()=2015-08-29 15:38:55 Format$=29-08-2015
15:38:55.457  Format=29-08-2015 15:38:55.457
------------------------------------
Debug sLangu; gb.NewLine & gb.Tab; "Now()="; Now(); gb.NewLine & gb.Tab;
"Format$="; Format$(Now(), "dd/mm/yyyy hh:nn:ss.uu"); gb.NewLine &
gb.Tab; " Format="; Format(Now(), "dd/mm/yyyy hh:nn:ss.uu")


MMain.Main.20: en_CA.UTF-8
	Now()=2015-08-29 15:38:55
	Format$=29-08-2015 15:38:55.457
	 Format=29-08-2015 15:38:55.457

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Amicalement
Charlie