GET SYSTEM FORMAT

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GET SYSTEM FORMAT


GET SYSTEM FORMAT ( format ; value )

Parameter	Type	Description
format	Longint	System format to be retrieved
value	String	Value of format defined in the system

Description

The GET SYSTEM FORMAT command returns the current value of several regional parameters defined in the operating system. This command can be used to build “automatic” custom formats based on the system preferences.

In the format parameter, pass the type of parameter whose value you want to know. The result is returned directly by the system in the value parameter as a character string. In format, you must pass one of the following constants of the System Format theme. Below is a description of these constants:

Constant	Type	Value	Comment
Currency symbol	Longint	2	Currency symbol (e.g.: “$”)
Date separator	Longint	13	Separator used in date formats (e.g.: “/”)
Decimal separator	Longint	0	Decimal separator (e.g.: “.”)
Short date day position	Longint	15	Position of the day in the short date format: “1” = left, “2” = middle, “3” = right
Short date month position	Longint	16	Position of the month in the short date format: “1” = left, “2” = middle, “3” = right
Short date year position	Longint	17	Position of the year in the short date format: “1” = left, “2” = middle, “3” = right
System date long pattern	Longint	8	Long date display format in the form “dddd MMMM yyyy”
System date medium pattern	Longint	7	Medium date display format in the form “dddd MMMM yyyy”
System date short pattern	Longint	6	Short date display format in the form “dddd MMMM yyyy”
System time AM label	Longint	18	Additional label for a time before noon in 12-hour formats (e.g.: “Morning”)
System time long pattern	Longint	5	Long time display format in the form “HH:MM:SS”
System time medium pattern	Longint	4	Medium time display format in the form “HH:MM:SS”
System time PM label	Longint	19	Additional label for a time after noon in 12-hour formats (e.g.: “Afternoon”)
System time short pattern	Longint	3	Short time display format in the form “HH:MM:SS”
Thousand separator	Longint	1	Thousand separator (e.g.: “,”)
Time separator	Longint	14	Separator used in time formats (e.g.: “:”)

Example

On a check that is filled in mechanically, the amounts written are generally prefixed by “*” characters in order to prevent fraud. If the standard system display format for currency is “$ 5,422.33”, the format for checks should be of the type “$***5432.33”: no comma after the thousand digit and no space between the $ symbol and the first number. The format to be used with the String function must be “$*******.**”. To build it via programming, it is necessary to know the currency symbol and the decimal separator:

 GET SYSTEM FORMAT(Currency symbol;$vCurrSymb)

 GET SYSTEM FORMAT(Decimal separator;$vDecSep)

 $MyFormat:="###"+$vCurrSymb+"*******"+$vDecSep+"**"

 $Result:=String(amount;$MyFormat)