Todays date format in invoice

[Derek Atkins]

Erik Haagensen <erik.haa at gmail.com> writes:

>> I find this very very odd.  The code in the invoice report is supposed
>> to pull the default option from the global setting, and the global
>> setting is supposed to be pulled from the File -> Properties setting.
>>
>> I'm not sure what's going on here or why it's not working for you.
>
> Well - I'm totally lost here.
> Any suggestions what to try out ?
> Fresh installation of Gnucash?

Honestly, none offhand.  I'd have to delve into the code to figure out
why (gnc-default-strftime-date-format) wasn't returning the correct
data.  Perhaps it's getting cached once and never being reset from the
Properties?  I don't know.

For now you'll just have to modify the Report Options to reset it.  You
can always save that as a custom report.

-derek

> 2012/1/25 Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu>
>
>     Erik,
>    
>     Erik Haagensen <erik.haa at gmail.com> writes:
>    
>     >> Oh, wait..  the Today Date.  That's set in the Report Options, on the
>     >> Display page.  However, it should default to the format you have set in
>     >> File -> Properties, provided you create and run the report after you
>     set
>     >> that Property.
>     >
>     > I've set up the Files->Properties->Business->Date format
>     > correct and in advance.
>     > Fancy date format-> Custom-> %d.%m.%Y
>     > Like this: http://www.bokbinding.no/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/
>     > 24.01.2012-18_36_16.png
>     >
>     > Then I run the invoice print report
>     > and the date is not like formatted as described above.
>     > It's like this: http://www.bokbinding.no/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/
>     > 24.01.2012-17_59_36.png
>     >
>     > I can change that however, by typing in the format I wish it to be like.
>     > I have to do this in the Print Invoice window - selecting Alternatives->
>     > Show-> Todays Date Format  -
>     > Like in this dialog box: http://www.bokbinding.no/wp-content/uploads/
>     2012/01/
>     > 24.01.2012-18_37_02.png 
>     > and change to %d.%m.%Y
>    
>     I find this very very odd.  The code in the invoice report is supposed
>     to pull the default option from the global setting, and the global
>     setting is supposed to be pulled from the File -> Properties setting.
>    
>     I'm not sure what's going on here or why it's not working for you.
>    
>     -derek
>    
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available