Where did my Medium data format go?
And how can I retrieve it?
For historical reasons, mainly to do with Batch Files and Application programs that process data from text files, I like my Short Date format set to what I think is “Medium”.
I say I think, because yesterday I changed it (to YYYY/MM/DD or similar) to test something out in MSAccess, and when I went to change it back to its regular value (Control panel, Region and language, Formats, Shortdate) I could find no way to bring up “Medium” in the list box.
By a laboured process of trial and error I found that MM/add/yyyy seemed to make my various batch files perform correctly, although it is awkward typing this with my fingers crossed.
I write this post in the hopes that newcomers will realise that those of below-average brightness can ask stupid questions and get away with it.
Where did “Medium Date” go? A day has passed, I rebooted this morning, so everything is reset. That is, I am not still in the original “regional” dialog box.
Of greatest interest to me is “Am I losing my mind?”, or does Windows7HP really inhibit the mnemonic names for date formats once the idiot user (me again) has chosen to indulge in a Custom Format?
Ta ever so.
(signed) “Five hours behind GMT, or there again, it might be five years” of Toronto.
Win7HP Medium Date (Control panel, Regional)
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Win7HP Medium Date (Control panel, Regional)
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Re: Win7HP Medium Date (Control panel, Regional)
Good evening, Chris,
Click on the Additional settings button on the Format tab (in the Region and language settings window), then select the Date tab (in the Customize Format window). Here you can add and change short and long date formats (and reset, restore, all default settings for that region).
(I think you'll find that if you add a customised short date, as above, click Apply etc. you will find it in the drop down list under Date and time formats (Region and Language window), but as soon as you return to one of the default settings for that region the customised format is removed.)
Cheers,
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Click on the Additional settings button on the Format tab (in the Region and language settings window), then select the Date tab (in the Customize Format window). Here you can add and change short and long date formats (and reset, restore, all default settings for that region).
(I think you'll find that if you add a customised short date, as above, click Apply etc. you will find it in the drop down list under Date and time formats (Region and Language window), but as soon as you return to one of the default settings for that region the customised format is removed.)
No.ChrisGreaves wrote:Of greatest interest to me is “Am I losing my mind?” [...]
Seems to be. (And not only Windows 7 HP.)ChrisGreaves wrote:[...]or does Windows7HP really inhibit the mnemonic names for date formats once the idiot user (me again) has chosen to indulge in a Custom Format?
Cheers,
GMT+2, at the moment
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Re: Win7HP Medium Date (Control panel, Regional)
Thanks Argus!Argus wrote:No.ChrisGreaves wrote:Of greatest interest to me is “Am I losing my mind?” [...]
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Re: Win7HP Medium Date (Control panel, Regional)
Good to hear, Chris.
You can also find your way to that window/dialogue box via the Taskbar clock.
You can also find your way to that window/dialogue box via the Taskbar clock.
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Re: Win7HP Medium Date (Control panel, Regional)
Actually Argus, that's the only way I knew of until six months agoArgus wrote:Good to hear, Chris. You can also find your way to that window/dialogue box via the Taskbar clock.
Cheers
Chris
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