Problems with date format in ASP (IIS4.0)

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Hi
I have problem with date format in ASP.
Date format in ASP is different then Short Date Style in Regional settings in operating system.

Short Date Style in regional settings = 'DD.MM.YYYY'
ASP date format: 'DD.MM.YY'

Is this Y2K problem (Option pack 4.0)?
I'm using WIN NT Server4.0 platform with SP6 installed
and IIS4.0 (option pack 4.0).

If I install the same Option Pack in WIN NT 4.0 Workstation,
then date format in ASP is the same as in regional settings.

Can someone help me?
Best regards,
Tomaz

I can't answer your questions about option paks and updates but I can offer a work-around.

What you could do is build your own date formatting function using the Day(), Month(), and Year() functions.

It might look something like this:

Function FormatDate(dteDateValue, blnFourDigitYear)
  Dim strDay
  Dim strMonth
  Dim strYear
  
  strDay = Day(dteDateValue)
  If Len(strDay) = 1 Then
    strDay = "0" & strDay
  End If
  
  strMonth = Month(dteDateValue)
  If Len(strMonth) = 1 Then
    strMonth = "0" & strMonth
  End If
  
  strYear = Year(dteDateValue)
  If Not blnFourDigitYear Then
    strYear = Mid(strYear, 3, 2)
  End If
  
  FormatDate = strMonth & "/" & strDay & "/" & strYear
  
End Function

And use it like:

Response.Write "<P>" & FormatDate(Date, True) & "</P>" & vbcrlf
Response.Write "<P>" & FormatDate(Date, False) & "</P>" & vbcrlf

This function produces dates formatted in either mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy formats regardless of system settings. You can change the date delimitter from '/' to whatever you like within the function code.

Cheers,
Paul