Pretty certain that there is no way around this but I thought I'd see if anyone has a work around...
I need to use a date variable in my output but I only want to show the month and year in MMMM YYYY (for e.g. April 2012) format but it looks like even in Flare 8 I can still only use short or long dates as taken from my Windows setting. I don't want to be having to change my Windows settings every single time I produce output, nor is leaving my Windows setting permanently in the MMMM YYYY format an option. I might as well use a user defined variable that I have to remember to update but this seems a bit crazy to me.
Does anyone know how I can get around this? Please please please!!! Is there any way of setting a prompt on the target such that when I generate output I am reminded to check that the date is correct?!
This isn't a one off problem as I have worked in three different companies now and they have all had this requirement.
Many thanks in advance for any help!
Helen
date variable format
Re: date variable format
You can research the Internet for a simple JavaScript script that will get today's date and you can format that date.
And, of course, submit a feature request at http://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx.
And, of course, submit a feature request at http://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx.
Lisa
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Re: date variable format
The Flare date variable is a date stamp showing when the help was built though - it's not today's date.LTinker68 wrote:You can research the Internet for a simple JavaScript script that will get today's date and you can format that date.
You may be able to find a script that shows the date stamp of the file itself; although the date stamp may change when the file is copied/published.
Re: date variable format
Thanks for the replies. I need the date in pdf output, not just online output... Can't JavaScript only be used in online outputs?