Todays date format in invoice

[Erik Haagensen]

> Honestly, none offhand.

Sory about my poor english. What does this mean ?


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

I can live for some time with a "work-around".


Thanks for your effort anyway!




2012/1/25 Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu>

> 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
> >
> >     --
> >           Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> >           Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
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> > mvh
> > Erik Haagensen
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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
>



-- 
mvh
Erik Haagensen

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