"Schneeder"? Hm, sounds familiar, but... Anyway, forgetting JSTL for a second (gasp!), you're saying you've got something like:
ApplicationResources_en.properties: dateFormat=... ApplicationResources_fr.properties: dateFormat=... Yes? If so, then maybe this is what you're looking for: <bean:write name="dateObj" formatKey="dateFormat"/> This will use the current Struts locale, or you can add the "locale" attribute to specify the name of a session attribute for the locale you'd prefer. Quoting Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Nathan Coast wrote: > > > How do I set locale specific date formats? I tried setting > > org.apache.struts.taglib.bean.format.date with format strings within > > locale specific applicationResources.properties but the format keeps > > coming out the same > > > > Fri Nov 21 16:46:05 CST 2003 > > > > any ideas? > > For displaying on a JSP page? You can use JSTL... > > <fmt:setLocale value='en-US'/> > <fmt:formatDate value='${dateVariable}'/> > > or set the pattern based on a locale and then... > > <fmt:formatDate value='${dateVariable}' pattern='${datePattern}'/> > > Probably the JSTL Master Kris Schneeder could chime in here with a > better way. I could be way off. > > -- > Rick -- Kris Schneider <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> D.O.Tech <http://www.dotech.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]