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    Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

    Hi
    I use a dialog to add/edit records, instead of the detail view, in a grid.
    Everywhere needed, in the grid and/or the dialog, i have set date format as dd/mm/yyyy.
    Whenever i want to edit a date field, i select DateOnlyFormat in the calendar properties.

    When adding a new record, the date is displayed ok. In the grid, the date field is displayed ok as well.
    When editing that same record, the date appears as mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm (american date format).
    I am sorry i cannot attach screenshots, am currently on holidays quite far (Thailand), but i will need this when i get back next week :-)

    Can anyone help with a workaround?

    Thanks
    Jaime
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    Re: Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

    Correct me if I have this wrong, but SQL (SQL Server, or MySQL) deal with dates in a yyyy-mm-dd format.
    In my dialog, if I use the <Default> or <DefaultDateOnlyFormat> the date displayed will be dd/mm/yyyy which is good but, as you say, when you edit that date the month and day are switched.
    I put in a custom format, choosing from the list, of dd/MM/yyyy and this solves the issue for me.

    I did find another problem, however. Using the <Default> format for Date, when I retrieve a record the Date is formated as dd/mm/yyyy. When I click on the date picker a different date is displayed than the record.
    E.g. my displayed date is 29/08/1995 and the date picker displays May 8, 1995. When I choose a custom format all is fine.

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      Re: Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

      Hi David
      Tried to use custom format as you suggested, but *the problem still persists*...i also tried putting time("dd/MM/yyyy",<value>) in the Display Format property under "Textbox properties" but that doesn't help as well.
      I also noticed that the calendar pops up at the wrong date ( either with the defaultdateonly or custom format as per your suggestion ), but i guess this is related to the fact the date isn't formatted as expected and that confuses the calendar.

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        Re: Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

        Here are the pics:
        first one is taken in working preview, or when adding a new record: datebugwp.JPG
        second one is at runtime, i select a record where the dates are January 18, 2012, but look the way it is displayed datebugedit.JPG
        Notice in the second pic, that the calendar displays a completely wrong date, and also you cannot see the rest of the date (since i've restricted the width to the date part only), but in fact if i scroll i see 01/18/2012 00:00:00 AM ...
        Bummer :-(

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          Re: Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

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            Re: Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

            In my Dialog I have a button which populates the data, in this case a date field, with data from a MySQL table. I enter a key into a field on the dialog and hit the populate button and my date is read from the table.

            Just using defaults for the date field, the dates are all messed up. The display in the field is 22/12/2011. When I click on the calendar of the date field the displayed date in the calendar is October 12, 2011.

            Then I get into the Textbox Properties of the date field and selected a display format of dd/MM/yyyy and this turns into time("dd/MM/yyyy",<value>). I run the dialog and the displayed date in the calendar is October 12, 2011. Then I get into the Date/Time Picker Properties of the date field... the Date format have a default setting of <Default>. I change this by selecting Custom and choosing a Date Portion of dd/MM/yyyy - I leave the Time Portion blank and the Date Format now reads dd/MM/yyyy.

            Now when the dialog is run, I populate the dialog, the displayed date is 22/12/2011 and the pop-up calendar reads December 22, 2011... so it looks like all is ok.

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              Re: Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

              Hi David
              Will start from scratch and do step by step as per your post, will get back to you with findings

              Thank you for your patience
              Jaime

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                Re: Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

                Still doesn't work!!@#!
                I already had all the settings exactly as per yours. When adding a new record, all is great. When editing an existing record, i have a 'semi-wrong' behavior in Working Preview - i.e the date shows in the correct dd/mm/yyyy format, but it also adds the time portion. I worked around this by setting the width of the control to only the date part.
                When running in the browser though, it's completely wrong, date shows mm/dd/yyyy ( also showing the time part ) and also when clicking on the calendar it shows a bad date.
                I think i am going to file a bug report.
                Jaime

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                  Re: Date textbox format mismatch with SQL Server in Dialog2

                  I get correct behaviour both Working and Published.

                  What about the date format setting for the server and/or your client PC?

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