>>When a run a small test in command window and SET DATE TO AMERICAN or SET DATE TO ANSI, the result is the same. The way I test is:
>>? datetime()
>>In which case SET DATE TO AMERICAN would be different than SET DATE TO ANSI?
>
>Something wrong there. My test:
>under american
>01-07-2023 21:57:46
>under ANSI
>2023-01-07 21:58:04
I get similar results to your (except you see a dash and I see a slash)
SET DATE TO AMERICAN
? DATETIME() && shows "01/07/23 04:00:07 PM"
SET DATE TO ANSI
? DATETIME() && Shows "23.01.07 04:00:07 PM"
I prefer the date in my log to be shown as AMERICAN above (month/Date/Year...)
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