system

Typekeyword
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
system
Summary

Specifies that the date and time functions should be formatted in accordance with the user's system preferences.

Introduced1.1
OSmac, windows, linux
Platformsdesktop, server
Example
put the system date && the system time into field "Clock"
RelatedKeyword: long, field, short, abbreviated
Command: convert, set
Function: time, dateFormat, format, date, propertyNames
Glossary: property, command, Windows, keyword, Mac OS, function, Unix, expression
Description

Use the system keyword to correctly format dates and times that will be viewed by the user (for example, dates and times that are displayed in a field).

The system format is set by the Date & Time control panel (on Mac OS systems), the Date control panel (on Windowssystems), or the LANG environment variable (on Unix systems).

You can use the system keyword in combination with the long, abbreviated, or short keywords.

Note: The system keyword is implemented internally as a property and appears in the propertyNames. However, it cannot be used as a property in an expression, nor with the set command.

Tagsmath