About date format in XP command line window

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6 total messages Started by Vladimir Grigoriev Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:06

#4053

Author: Vladimir Grigoriev
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:06

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Hi
Sorry if this is not the newsgroup where I should to ask my question. But I
don't know the *right* newsgroup.
In Windows XP in Control Panel -> Date, Time, Language, and Regional
Options -> Change the format of numbers, dates, and times you can customize
date format by changing "Short date format", for example, from dd.MM.yyyy to
dd.MM.yy and vice verse. Consequently when you will issue DOS command DIR
file date will be displayed accordingly i.e. as dd.MM.yyyy or dd.MM.yy.
My question is what is a (new) DOS int 21h service that can allow me to
determine what date format currently is used? Well-known DOS service 38h and
6501h don't report this information. They tell only about American,
European, and Japan date representation.

Vladimir Grigoriev

Re: About date format in XP command line window

#4056

Author: Andrue Cope [TeamB]
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:43

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Vladimir Grigoriev wrote:

> My question is what is a (new) DOS int 21h service that can allow me
> to determine what date format currently is used?

What makes you think you are running the MS-DOS 'DIR' command?

A 'DOS box' is actually no such thing. It's a Win32 console and you are
running the Win32 application 'cmd.exe'. It's just that this recognises
DOS applications when you ask it to run them and it creates a VDM for
them to run inside then performs the neccessary magic to integrate this
into the user console 'experience' almost seamlessly.

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Andrue Cope [TeamB]
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Re: About date format in XP command line window

#4055

Author: Vladimir Grigoriev
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:55

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Thanks Andrue for information.
However what about my question? Is any DOS service that allows to determine
the date format currently in use on XP?
Vladimir Grigoriev

"Andrue Cope [TeamB]" <no.spam@not.a.valid.address> wrote in message
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> Vladimir Grigoriev wrote:
>
> > My question is what is a (new) DOS int 21h service that can allow me
> > to determine what date format currently is used?
>
> What makes you think you are running the MS-DOS 'DIR' command?
>
> A 'DOS box' is actually no such thing. It's a Win32 console and you are
> running the Win32 application 'cmd.exe'. It's just that this recognises
> DOS applications when you ask it to run them and it creates a VDM for
> them to run inside then performs the neccessary magic to integrate this
> into the user console 'experience' almost seamlessly.
>
> -- 
> Andrue Cope [TeamB]
> [Bicester, Uk]
> http://info.borland.com/newsgroups/guide.html

Re: About date format in XP command line window

#4057

Author: Andrue Cope [TeamB]
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:59

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Vladimir Grigoriev wrote:

> Is any DOS service that allows to determine
> the date format currently in use on XP?

I don't know but by definition it wouldn't be part of the Win32 API.
Or..hmm. Try asking in .non-technical.

It's technically possible for such a call to exist but an entirely
different matter as to whether it does. MS have never seemed too
interested in integrating DOS applications into Windows. We should
probably be grateful they can even share clipboards :-/

-- 
Andrue Cope [TeamB]
[Bicester, Uk]
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Re: About date format in XP command line window

#4058

Author: Vladimir Grigoriev
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:03

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Thanks. I will try at once!
Vladimir Grigoriev

"Andrue Cope [TeamB]" <no.spam@not.a.valid.address> wrote in message
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> I don't know but by definition it wouldn't be part of the Win32 API.
> Or..hmm. Try asking in .non-technical.

Re: About date format in XP command line window

#4060

Author: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:57

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"Vladimir Grigoriev" <vlad.moscow@mail.ru> wrote in message
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> My question is what is a (new) DOS int 21h service that can
> allow me to determine what date format currently is used?

Since a DOS box is a Win32 console, not a true DOS session, you can use
Win32 API functions in console applications.  Use GetLocaleInfo() to
retreive locale-specific formats.

If you are using the VCL, then it already retreives many locale formats at
startup and stores them into global variables, such as the "ShortDateFormat"
variable.


Gambit

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