Date Formatter, easy way to get the result?

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#1

I have a text box that I added the Date Formatter onto, and it will correctly display the date as I have specified, such as “2/17/06”, and I would like to get that exact text from the box. When I “get contents” of that text field I get the entire “Thursday February 17, 2006, 3:00:00pm”. If I get the “title” I get an error. I was hoping there was and “easy” way to retrieve “2/17/06”.
I know how to get each element if I need to do it ‘manually’ but was hoping there was a short line of code that can automatically do it.
TIA, Chris

#2

Hi,

Try:

set x to short date string of (date "Friday, February 17, 2006 03:00:00")

Best wishes

John M

#3

You might be able to get the ‘string value’ property also I think.

string value of theObject

or

string value of textFieldReference

gl,

#4

I believe a date formatter will give you a date object (the same think you would get from something like “current date”). You’ll have to grab the information from it yourself. (“short date string” depends on your preferences.)

#5

No, you see a ‘text view’ inherits some properties of ‘control’ and a property of control is ‘string value’ i.e. the text of the control.

Using this is much better than ‘short date’ as this is a standard additions modification.

#6

string value of … works great
Thanks!