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Re: Dates and Regional settings

From Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.basic.visual.misc
Subject Re: Dates and Regional settings
Date 2013-01-03 19:13 +0000
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In comp.lang.basic.visual.misc message <kc033i$rcg$1@dont-email.me>,
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 19:38:53, David Cox <d.cox@hushmail.com> posted:

>
>The variable NewVal would receive a DateTimePicker value property. Is this
>code safe for regional settings?

Never use "regional settings"!.  Either follow an applicable formal
International Standard, or limit yourself to your local custom, or
employ a term such as "user settings".

In the Great World Outside, and even in some cases within the USA,
location does not inevitably govern preference.

-- 
 (c) John Stockton, nr London, UK.   E-mail, see Home Page.    Turnpike v6.05.
 Website  <http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/> - w. FAQish topics, links, acronyms
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 Dates - miscdate.htm estrdate.htm js-dates.htm pas-time.htm critdate.htm etc.

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Dates and Regional settings "David Cox" <d.cox@hushmail.com> - 2013-01-01 19:38 -0600
  Re: Dates and Regional settings ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2013-01-01 20:49 -0600
    Re: Dates and Regional settings "David Cox" <d.cox@hushmail.com> - 2013-01-01 21:16 -0600
      Re: Dates and Regional settings ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2013-01-01 22:25 -0600
  Re: Dates and Regional settings Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-03 19:13 +0000
    Re: Dates and Regional settings "David Cox" <d.cox@hushmail.com> - 2013-01-03 19:23 -0600
      Re: Dates and Regional settings Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-01-04 09:47 +0000

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