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On Apr 20, 2012, at 3:47 PM, Keary Suska <cocoa-...@esoteritech.com> wrote:

> 
> On Apr 20, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Lorenzo Thurman wrote:
> 
>> I agree. This should not happen, but here is my original code:
>> -(NSString*)formattedDate:(NSDate*)aDate{
>>        
>>    NSDateFormatter * formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
>>    [formatter setDateFormat:@"mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm a"];
>>    
>>    
>>    NSString * dateString = [formatter stringFromDate:aDate];
>>        
>>    return [self stringWithSentenceCapitalization:dateString];
>> }
>> and it produces the incorrect format.
>> It is called like this:
>> 
>> [weathervane formattedDate:[timer fireDate]];
>> 
>> [timer fireDate]
>> returns a date in this format:
>> 2012-04-20 18:23:43 +0000
> 
> This may be because the format is invalid, although I wouldn't have thought 
> so. It should be: @"MM-dd-yyy hh:mm a". Might be worth a try.
> 
> For giggles, what does -[formatter formatterBehavior] return? Does setting it 
> explicitly to NSDateFormatterBehavior10_4 change anything?
> 
>> I've also rebuilt the revision of the source for the old build that I have 
>> and it produces the same flawed results. 
>> In any case, I'll edit the global prefs and see if it makes a difference. I 
>> really hope that I made an error somewhere. Thats a problem I can fix.
> 
> Keary Suska
> Esoteritech, Inc.
> "Demystifying technology for your home or business"
> 

I just got this one after I changed the behavior. And yes indeed, the format is 
wrong. Thanks again. 
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