Re: how do I define a date format

[Rod Butcher <rbutcher hyenainternet com>]

Harald Richard Ashburner wrote:
> Rod Butcher said:
>
> > Greetings gnumericsters from Sydney. I need to work with spreadsheets 
> > which have a date column I can sort the entries by. I use dd/mm/ccyy for 
> > date format e.g. 31/12/2005. I haven't managed to define this in 
> > gnumeric for data entry or valiodation.
> > I went to format cells - date but couldn't find a way to define a new 
> > date format.
> > I tried defining it just as custom. But couldn't find a way to specify 
> > edit rules for the new "custom" cell rule.
> > Is dd/mm/ccyy currently not possible, or am I just a klutz ?
>
>
> Format->cells
> select 'Custom' in the pane on the left.
> Next to 'Format code:' delete "General" (or whatever is there)
> and type 'dd/mm/yyyy' (without the ' quotes)
But then I get "dd/mm/yyyy is not true" when I try to enter a date. ??
> Done.
> HTH

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