Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

Date Format (-d)

Use Date Format (-d) to specify the format used to display dates in an application using a three-character string of the letters: d, m, and y in any order. This startup parameter provides the same functionality as the SESSION:DATE-FORMAT attribute.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-d dateform
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Client Session	–	–	mdy	mdy

dateform

The format used to display dates in an application.

Notes

The -d sets the display format and not the storage format, which is fixed.
The date constants entered in procedures, or as initial values in the Data Dictionary, are always specified in month/day/year format.