Subject Re: SET HOURS From Tom <IHaveNoEmail@ddress> Date Sat, 22 Jul 2023 09:39:49 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 7/22/23 8:25 AM, Ken Mayer wrote: > On 7/22/2023 5:13 AM, Tom wrote: >> Good morning all, >> >> OLH says: >> >> The following statements convert a DateTime value to a string using >> DTTOC (DateTime to Character) and  extracts the date and time strings. >> * >> The following examples assume SET HOURS is set to 12, thereby >> displaying the AM/PM indicator. *** <<< Note <<< *** >> * >> d=DATETIME()  // Yields 08/17/00 04:25:45 PM >> d1=DTTOC(d)  //Yields 08/17/00 04:25:45 PM as a Character string >> d2=left(d1,8)  //Yields 08/17/00 as a Character string >> d3=right(d1,11) //Yields 04:25:45 PM as a Character string >> >> My question is WHERE is the current SET HOURS value stored on my >> computer and how do I find out what it is and, more importantly, where >> is it stored on your computer and how do I find out what it is? >> >> I do not see this information in my Ini file or any place to set this >> in the "properties" form from the main menu. > > The value of SET HOURS is, if it is not modified, typically stored in > your PLUS.INI file. Dare I assume that 12 is the default? > > In the Command Window: >      ? _app.iniFile > > That's where the PLUS.INI file is that is used by dBASE (or your > application, although in a .exe file you would need to use something > like: msgbox( "Ini File: " + _app.iniFile ) ) > > Typically it will be something like: >     C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Local\dBASE\dBASE2019\Bin\PLUS.INI Exactly where I looked. Didn't see it but lots of entries  there. Searched there for 'hour' with negative results. Surprised that properties window does not include a setting for this. > > Where "user_name" is the windows Login name for the user. > > Ken > Thanks for your response. Tom