madwill Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hi experts, I'm a long-time user of FMPro, but untrained and dangerous! Though English, I live in Spain, working in Windows XP Pro (in English) and FMPro 6.0 (in Spanish). I'm developing a (for me) complex sales and invoicing solution for a friend and decided to adapt some ISO starter files from the Scriptology book/CD I bought some years ago. Everything seems to work fine, except that I cannot format the date fields to display (month names) in Spanish, as the user wants on his invoices. The options only allow for English. I've tried toggling things like Use system formats, but to no avail. The Default language for indexing and sorting is greyed-out for some reason, so I have not been able to experiment with that. I've been toying with the idea of using a calculation to get it to produce the goods, but if there is a solution I've overlooked, I'd be very grateful for your help. If the calculation is the only way, I should also appreciate help with that. Many thanks, Madwill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Try cloning the files while the OS is set to use the Spanish date format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwill Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thank you for your prompt reply. Unfortunately, having cloned the 3 files concerned with the OS set to Spanish formats (as it always is), there is no change. The options still only appear in English (e.g. Thursday, 25 April). Very grateful for any further suggestions. Madwill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Are you sure about that? I just tried this myself, and this is the result. clone.fp5.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwill Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Again, many, many thanks. I'm impressed. But it's not working for me. I've seen that your clone example works great - indeed, I've never had this problem before. But I've checked my OS setting and recloned the files and I still get the date options in English. I attach screenshots of the 2 dialogues. Maybe I've got something else wrong. Otherwise, I think it's my FMPro that perhaps requires reinstalling(?) Very grateful for your help. Madwill shot1.bmp shot2.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 What do you get when you create a new file under these settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwill Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 The same result. I've just tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 That is weird. Although it seems that you *do* get Spanish month names in the 'Custom' section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwill Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 No, I get a mixture of English months and some Spanish terms like Quarter (Trimestre). I trust there's a remedy! After all, the FMPro is in Spanish. I have Spanish menus! Thanks again. Madwill shot3.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I've never used a localized version, but I don't think the menus have anything to do with this. Since I am not a Windows user either, I'd suggest you explore those settings again, and make sure that the SHORT DATE FORMAT is set to Spanish. Anyway, if your system is giving you trouble, your friend should be able to clone the files on his/her system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwill Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Many thanks. I've checked the settings, double-checked everything, uninstalled and reinstalled FMPro ans *still* the problem persists. So I shall just have to do the last-minute tweaks after installing on his system. However, my problem remains... Thanks for your patience. Madwill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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