Re: HELP ! How to "foramt mask" a display item

From: Samir Nigam <samir.nigam_at_fmr.com>
Date: 1995/09/18
Message-ID: <43kint$5q7_at_news-srv1.fmr.com>#1/1


sreedhar_at_ix.netcom.com (Sreedhar V. Lokam) wrote:
>sptong_at_singnet.com.sg (Tong Siew Pui) wrote:
>>Example, how do I format a display item for a date field to the
>>desired date format.
>
 

>For example if you want to set the date format to be UK format for an
>item named 'purchased_date' then do the following :
>
> set_item_property('purchased_date', format_mask, 'dd/mm/yy');

This won't work. You can only set those properties that are defined for the item. Display item doesn't have any format mask property. But I do think there would be some way to do that.

Samir Nigam
Fidelity Investments. Received on Mon Sep 18 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST

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