Microsoft KB Archive/161550

= TMGR: Dates Not Displayed with Windows Short Date Style =

Article ID: 161550

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Team Manager 1.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q161550



SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Team Manager displays dates in a format different from the Short Date Style setting in the Windows Regional Settings.



CAUSE
Microsoft Team Manager derives its date format from the Windows Short Date Style, but has limitations on which styles it can use. It never displays dates using letters, and it always displays exactly one month, day, and year component, in one of the following three general orders:    month, day, year    year, month, day    day, month, year



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: The date January 8, 1997 is used in all examples below.

The Windows Short Date Style can be accessed as follows:


 * 1) Click the Windows Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) In Control Panel, double click the Regional Settings icon, and then click the Date tab.

You can enter or select a Short Date Style from the drop-down list. Windows has some predefined styles you can choose from, but you can also enter custom formatting strings. Click the Apply button to show the current date in the Short Date Sample box using the current Short Date Style.

Microsoft Team Manager uses format strings dd instead of ddd and dddd, and mm instead of mmm and mmmm. For example, if the Windows Short Date Style is set to    dd-mmm-yy   (example: 08-Jan-97) then Microsoft Team Manager will instead use the style    dd-mm-yy    (example: 08-01-97) Also, Microsoft Team Manager always displays exactly one month, day, and year component, in one of the following three general orders:    month, day, year    year, month, day    day, month, year If you enter a custom Short Date Style that does not match one of the above general structures, then Microsoft Team Manager picks one of its general structures based only on the first component of the Short Date Style. For example, if the custom Short Date Style is    yy-dd-mm    (example: 97-08-01) then Microsoft Team Manager will instead use the style    yy-mm-dd    (example: 97-01-08)

Keywords: KB161550

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