How to change format of "SW-Created Date" property?
How to change format of "SW-Created Date" property?
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When in a drawing I insert a link to the "SW-Created Date" property it outputs the date in Windows long date format followed by the time of day. Does anyone know how to make the "SW-Created Date" property output in Windows short date format w/o the time of day? Or is there any other way to automatically insert into drawings the date of creation in MM/DD/YY format? Are there any macros out there that do this? Thanks, Chris






RE: How to change format of "SW-Created Date" property?
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RE: How to change format of "SW-Created Date" property?
RE: How to change format of "SW-Created Date" property?
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RE: How to change format of "SW-Created Date" property?
For instance:
create a custom property variable (as text) call it "CDATE"
and assign it a value mm/dd/yy.
change the linked property of the created date annotation from $PRPSHEET{SW-Created Date}to point to $PRPSHEET{CDATE}
this will give you absolute control over the date format no matter who opens it and pays no mind to their regional settings.
There is a quicker way to add custom properties. There is an application called "quick custom properties" that one of the guy's i work with wrote as an external application that you install and run from the start menu. If you'd like I can see if I can slide you a copy.
Regards,
Jon
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