From the nimble fingers of ted (ted@...) (27/10/2000 1:03 PM)
came...

> From the nimble fingers of Robert Purves (robert.purves@...)
> (26/10/2000 5:41 PM) came...
> 
>> 
>> Here's another way, that makes the string returned by DATE$ reflect your
>> Time & Date control panel settings, as in the original request:
>> 
>> Step 1.   In the Headers file UserFloatPrefs, paste the following line:
>> 
>> _FBUseNewTimeDateFormat = 1
>> 
>> 
>> Step 2.  There is no Step 2. Step 1 is all you need to do.
>> 
>> 
>> Robert P.
>> 
> 
 But, but, but...
 
 ... it still left me with 10/27/00 when Date and Time shows 27/10/00...
 (There was a wee screen shot attached supporting these outrageous claims
which didn't make it through the email grinder.)

-- 
Ted Spencer; ted@...
-- 
Be reasonable: do it my way.