iFIX supports the following regional settings available in the Windows Control Panel:
- Decimal symbol - one character
- Digit grouping symbol
- List separator - one character
- Time style
- Time separator
- Short date style
- Date separator
NOTE: The decimal symbol and the digit grouping symbol cannot be the same character. Also, the time separator and the date separator cannot be the same character.
Formatting the Time and Date
Avoid changing the time style or short date style in regional settings to values that are outside of the standard styles provided. Changing these values to non-standard styles may result in improperly formatting times and dates in some parts of iFIX.
iFIX supports the following short date formats, some of which may not be available in certain language versions of Windows:
- dd/mm/yy, or dd/mm/yyyy
- dd/yy/mm, or dd/yyyy/mm
- mm/dd/yy, or mm/dd/yyyy
- mm/yy/dd, or mm/yyyy/dd
- yy/dd/mm, or yyyy/dd/mm
- yy/mm/dd, or yyyy/mm/dd
Formatting the Regional Language Setting
Avoid changing the language setting once a timer has been used in a schedule. If changed, the date always reverts to 30/12/99, regardless of what you set the start time to be.
Setting the System Default Locale
The selected locale must be set as the system default.
