StdInternationalInfo

Examples


This setting allows you to override your operating system settings for date, time and currency formats.

Syntax

StdInternationalInfo = option

Parameters

option - A boolean that indicates whether the StdInternationalInfo setting is activated:

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Value

Description

TRUE

Overrides the operating system’s international formats for your application and uses Dexterity standard formats.

FALSE

Uses the operating system’s international settings for your application.


Comments

This setting overrides any control panel settings for dates, time and currencies. Activating this setting will display all date, time and currency values in a Dexterity standard format in windows and on reports. The following table lists the default formats used once you activate StdInternationalInfo:

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Control Type

Dexterity default Format

Date

MM/DD/YY

Time

XX:XX:XX P.M.

Currency

The format defined in the Format Definition window for each currency data type.


This setting is primarily used during regression testing of an application. By enforcing a standard set of formats, it simplifies comparisons of reports printed on different machines.


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