>Hi all
>
>Is there a WinAPI which returns the string of long and short date formats? The date as defined in the regional settings.
>
>Please advise.

the clause sysformats inside the config.fpw of your application (located at same folder) will set many default behaviors, as date formats, decimal point, etc.. automatic!! So, far from it, just give the knowledge for your end-user to setup directly from windows control panel

sysformats   = ON

HTH

Claudio