Date Formatting Problems in Internet Explorer 5

ID: Q230524

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When the INPUT tag is data-bound to the RDS data control, Mshtml.dll does not correctly translate data from the data source using regional settings. For certain system/regional settings such as French/French Canadian, data such as dates and numbers are displayed by the INPUT element in United States default format.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer 5 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Date	Time	Version	Size	File name
5/11/1999	6:28P	5.00.2117.1100	2,359,568	Mshtml.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb