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debmckee Full Member Offline Posts: 123 Joined: Oct 5^th, 2011	format date on a printstring command Mar 1^st, 2012 at 3:31pm	Print Post
	I am trying to format my date as Mar 1, 2012........ on a printstring command. It is coming up as 2012/03/01 I tried putting in the command FormatDate (orderdate) but it gives me an error starting at formatDate. Is there a different command I can use ?


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Ray the Reaper Global Moderator Members Lantica Support Offline The One & The Only Posts: 2482 Joined: Aug 20^th, 2003	Re: format date on a printstring command Reply #1 - Mar 1^st, 2012 at 3:56pm	Print Post
	Hello Deb, In the GlobalCode section of Sesame seasons you will see the function FormatDate() copy and paste that into your GlobalCode section. Alternatively you can use the @AsFormattedByLE() sbasic command. -Ray

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debmckee Full Member Offline Posts: 123 Joined: Oct 5^th, 2011	Re: format date on a printstring command Reply #2 - Mar 1^st, 2012 at 4:48pm	Print Post
	Thanks Ray, Second question, can I enter a vertical line by the same command as a horizontal line by adjusting the width and height? Or is there a specific command for a horizontal line. I am not finding a lot of printstring examples in the manual.


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Ray the Reaper Global Moderator Members Lantica Support Offline The One & The Only Posts: 2482 Joined: Aug 20^th, 2003	Re: format date on a printstring command Reply #3 - Mar 1^st, 2012 at 5:34pm	Print Post
	Hello Deb, You can use PrintBox() to create both vertical and horizontal lines. The code below will draw a black vertical line 2 units wide by 300 tall. Code PrintRGBColor(0, 0, 1) PrintBox(1, 50, 50, 2, 300) -Ray

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debmckee Full Member Offline Posts: 123 Joined: Oct 5^th, 2011	Re: format date on a printstring command Reply #4 - Mar 1^st, 2012 at 7:06pm	Print Post
	ONE more question........... How do I do bold and Italic?? I can make it do either.......but not both. I have tried BI before the font name and IB before the font name Thanks again.


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Bob_Hansen Senior Member Members Offline WOW, They have the Internet on computers now! Posts: 1861 Location: Salem, NH Joined: Nov 24^th, 2002	Re: format date on a printstring command Reply #5 - Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 1:44am	Print Post
	Use "b" for Bold, use "i" for italics, and use "p" for both bold and italics together, like "pArial". It is best to always use the "b" for bold vs relying on a bold font name. Some of the bold fonts may not always work as expected, so add the "b" at the front, like "bArial Bold". You should also insert a space in front of the font name to make sure that no enhancements occur, like " Arial" vs. "Arial".

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magicfish Member Offline Posts: 47 Joined: Mar 18^th, 2011	Re: format date on a printstring command Reply #6 - Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 11:15am	Print Post
	Bob_Hansen wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 1:44am: You should also insert a space in front of the font name to make sure that no enhancements occur, like " Arial" vs. "Arial". Please explain the reason for your caution a little further.


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Hammer YaBB Administrator Lanticans Offline Fire bad. Tree pretty. Posts: 3436 Location: Ohio Joined: Nov 22^nd, 2002	Re: format date on a printstring command Reply #7 - Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 3:42pm	Print Post
	magicfish wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 11:15am: Bob_Hansen wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 1:44am: You should also insert a space in front of the font name to make sure that no enhancements occur, like " Arial" vs. "Arial". Please explain the reason for your caution a little further. It's just a quirk of the underlying toolkit.

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