Header date format changes in Print Preview

[CRR]

Hi,
I have the document createdate in the header, and need
the format to be MM/DD/YY. Looks great when the document
is opened, but Print Preview changes it to MM/DD/YY
HH:MM:SS. How do I get my format to stick?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Hi,
I have the document createdate in the header, and need
the format to be MM/DD/YY. Looks great when the document
is opened, but Print Preview changes it to MM/DD/YY
HH:MM:SS. How do I get my format to stick?

With the header open press ALT+F9 to display the field content.
Change the switch to
{CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/YY"}
Press F9 to update and if necessary ALT+F9 to toggle the display back again.
Close the header.

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[CRR]

Hi,
Thanks, but I still have a problem.

I made the change as you suggested, and it looked great
in both normal and print preview. The problem is that
when I save and close the document, then reopen it. It
looks fine in normal view, but in print preview...doggone
it...the HH:MM:SS come back.

Chris

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

When you display the field codes in the re-opened document, what formatting
switch do you see?

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[CRR]

Hi,
Well, right now the field codes are:
{CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/HH" \* MERGEFORMAT}

I have also tried CHARFORMAT, as was suggested in this
forum, and with neither MERGEFORMAT nor CHARFORMAT.

I have run through a number of different date formats as
well.

This Word document is used in a larger Powerbuilder
application, which feeds data into the bookmark fields.
The customer wants to see the date that a particular
document was created in the header, and CREATEDATE works
well for this. The only problem is that, on a second
viewing of the an existing document, the hours and
minutes always appear in the date.

Thanks for your time!
Chris RR

 

[Graham Mayor]

{CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/HH" \* MERGEFORMAT}
What's that all about?
That will give you (at this moment) 06/08/14
What you should have is
{CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/YY"}
which will give you
06/08/04

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[Guest]

My error, it is MM/DD/YY.

-----Original Message-----
{CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/HH" \* MERGEFORMAT}
What's that all about?
That will give you (at this moment) 06/08/14
What you should have is
{CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/YY"}
which will give you
06/08/04

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You don't need either the \* MERGEFORMAT or \* CHARFORMAT

In the document that displays {CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/YY"} when you toggle off
the display of field codes and update the field using F9, what is displayed.

How PowerBuilder been in the act before this problem occurs. Seems to me
that it's a bit incompatible with Word based on posts to these newsgroups.


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[CRR]

OK, I've tried it without either the MERGEFORMAT or the
CHARFORMAT. The field is defined as:
{CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/YY"}

When I first view the form, the field displays as
06/09/04. In Print Preview, I see: Jun. 9, 04 2:13 PM

I can toggle to the field view & it is still:
{CREATEDATE \@ "MM/DD/YY"}

but I can F9 toggle right back to: Jun 9, 04 2:13 PM

So it's not using the field format at all. *SIGH*

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

I don't know if it will make any difference, but the switch should be
"MM/dd/yy"

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[Charles Kenyon]

Any chance you have two fields, one in a frame or textbox overlapping the
text field?

Try Alt-F9 to view field codes. That will pick up fields not displayed with
Shift-F9.

I've been following this thread and what you are describing is truly
bizarre.

 

[CRR]

Tried, that, thanks, but same results

-----Original Message-----
I don't know if it will make any difference, but the switch should be
"MM/dd/yy"

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP


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[CRR]

Hello, Again,

I've found that, if I put the CREATEDATE in the body of
the document, bookmark it, then refer to the bookmark in
the header, then the proper formatting is retained. Both
the date and the format are good, but...

The problem is that I don't want to see that date in the
body of the document. I have tried making the body field
hidden text. This formatting is picked up in the header
and then the date is hidden there as well. I've also
tried making the body text white (OK, cheating here...)
and setting the text in the header to black, but that
doesn't work, either.

Anyone have any more ideas?

Chris

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Make the text in the body white (instead of hidden). In your ref field (or
StyleRef field) use the \* CharFormat switch.