This is definitely one for the wiki >>> Doug Lee <doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 02:27 pm Friday, December 12, 2008 >>> This is actually not because the interpreter is picky. It's because the function is picky. <smile> The format strings for SysGetDate() and SysGetTime() allow a number of substrings that are translated into specific parts of the date/time. I don't remember if there's a definitive reference somewhere for what these functions accept, but I'll provide my own reference below. Warning: Case matters below, and JAWS will make three M's and 4 M's, etc., sound alike by default. d or dd: Two-digit day number (with or without leading 0). ddd: Three-letter week day abbreviation. dddd: Full week day name. M or MM: Two-digit month number (with or without leading 0). MMM: Three-letter month name abbreviation. MMMM: Full month name. y: One-digit year (probably not useful). y: Two-digit year, e.g., 08. yyy and yyyy: Full four-digit year. and sysGetTime: h or hh: 12-hour hour (with or without leading 0). H or HH: Same but with 24-hour format hours. m or mm: Minute. s or ss: Second. t: A or P (upper case) for 12-hour formats. tt: AM or PM. On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 01:54:32PM -0500, Martin wrote: Ah, thanks for that. What a picky interpreter. <smile> > Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:17:41 -0500 > From: "David Farough" <David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > ReplyTo: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Day Of Week format and usage of SysGetDate > > Hi Martin: > First of all, this syntax will work. > GetDayOfWeek (SysGetDate ("yyyy/MM/dd")) > > If you want to use the optional parameter you would specify either "L" > for the long day which is the default, or "S" which will provide the > abbreviated day string. This is optional as I mentioned earlier so > unless you want the abbreviated day string , you can leave it out. > Also, If you were using the insert I script in script manager to code > this function call, you need to remove the comma for the optional > parameter if you are not going to use it. I noticed that this was not > done when I activated the finish button. > > Now about the quirk in the SysGetDate function. > > I noticed that you have to be careful when specifying the format for the > date to be returned. The case used for the date format has to be > specific. I found that the month had to be specified using upper case > MM and that the year and day formats need to be specified using Lower > case characters. Therefore, to use this function with the GetDayOfWeek > function, You need to use the following format string for the SysGetDate > function: "yyyy/MM/dd" > > I was using Jaws 10.512. > > > > > David Farough > Application Accessibility Coordinator/coordonateur de l'accessibilit? > Information Technology Services Directorate / > Direction des services d'information technologiques > Public Service Commission / Commission de la fonction publique Email / > Courriel: David.Farough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Tel. / T?l: (613) 992-2779 > > >>> "Martin" <martinfc@xxxxxxxxxx> 04:30 pm Thursday, December 11, 2008 > >>> > Hello there, > I'm trying to use the getDayOfWeek() function, however I keep getting a > syntax error. > Can someone give me an example on how this function should be > structured. > I'd like to copy the result into a string variable. > Thanks, > Martin > > > __________? > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository > http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > __________? > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository > http://jawsscripts.com > View the list's information and change your settings at > http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts __________? Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts -- Doug Lee, Senior Accessibility Programmer SSB BART Group - Accessibility-on-Demand mailto:doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done." --Helen Keller __________á Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts __________ Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts