Microsoft KB Archive/22275

DOS Country Code Can Affect Date Entry PSS ID Number: Q22275 Article last modified on 05-21-1987 PSS database name: D_MPlan

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MS-DOS

Question: If I set my DOS country code to something other than U.S.A., can I enter dates in mm/dd/yy format?

Response: If you’ve set your DOS country code to something other than U.S.A. (e.g. the DOS country code for Australia is 061), and that country does not use mm/dd/yy format then you cannot enter dates in mm/dd/yy format by doing an ESCAPE Alpha mm/dd/yy. In Australia, the date format is dd-mm-yy, and therefore dates should be entered in that form under the Alpha command. Note that hyphens must be used instead of slashes.

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