Hi,
Im using asp to access an access database. The dates troed in the database are in english format, however whenever i extract the dates or use them from the database they are always displayed in asp in american format. Ive checked my regional settings and these are correct. Is there a registry hack something that i need to do to get asp to recognise im using english dates?

Thanks for your help

This is always an issue.
Whilst I'm sure there must be a way to have the dates expressed correctly.
I strongly recommend manually changing the date going in to and comming out from the database to the required format.
Especially going in as they must at least be stored correctly.
Use YYYY-MM-DD to avoid any US Format problems for entering in the database.
And what ever suits you for display on the way out.

This should be a regular practise when validating data for entry into the database.
The same as you would trim strings or expand single quotes ' to ''.



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Cheers thats great, ive also found a way that you can permanently select the regions (date formats etc). When you are changing the regions in control panel (presuming you are in a windows environment) you need to change the default settings to whatever region you need, simply changing the settings wont work, as iis looks at the default settings in the registry and uses the region that appears there.

I would imagine however that you still need to use some form of date management as described in the previous post if you are in a multi user enviroment, ie a situation where many pcs may be using different regional settings.

Thanks again