Default format pattern for Date and Number

Hi everybody,
I'm finding it very hard: my java app runs on Tomcat 5.5, I'd like to format dates and numbers with a specific format. For example: with Locale it_it date format is "dd-mm-yyyy", my wish is to display "dd/mm/yyyy" without changing the Locale (it_it is correct). Is there an env variable to set?
Thanks.

gianoele wrote:
How cai I set with a proprerty? Like -Ddate.format="dd/mm/yyyy" -Dnumber.format="###.00"?You could do that.
Then fetch it from your app and feed it to SimpleDateFormat.

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What would be the best way to call this function in a workbook?
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Hello all,
I am new to Adobe Form, and I am quite unimpressed with how difficult it is to do the most simple things.
I have managed one way or another to solve all my problems until now, but this one got me stuck.
I have date and number fields in my form, and here is what I want to do but cannot:
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- I need some other fields to be displayed in a specific format depending on a variable in the context of my form. I imagine this could be done using scripting, but how to change the display format of a field via scripting?
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For these kind of issues you will get many answers if you search the forum.
If your requirement is to display the current date in the form, just drag and drop the "Current date" UI element from the Library palette -> Custom.
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[JavaScript Part 1|http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ABAP/JavaScriptforCommonScenarios-PartI]
[JavaScript Part 2|http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ABAP/JavaScriptforCommonScenarios-PartII]
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Hello all,
I am new to Adobe Form, and I am quite unimpressed with how difficult it is to do the most simple things.
I have managed one way or another to solve all my problems until now, but this one got me stuck.
I have date and number fields in my form, and here is what I want to do but cannot (beware, it is impressive): I need these fields to be displayed using the defaults date and number settings of the SAP user who is generating the form.
Anyone has an idea of how that can be achieved?
Thank you.
Moderator message: please post again in the dedicated forum for "Adobe Interactive Forms".
Edited by: Thomas Zloch on Feb 24, 2011 1:53 PM

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