How to change date format on newly imported packages?

itinfrastructure_7135

Hello,

I have bulk imported lots of packages to a ProGet server via the drop-path feature when I noticed that the region of the Windows server hosting ProGet was incorrectly set to American date format MM/DD/YYYY. I have now changed this to Australian date format. DD/MM/YYYY.

As a result, when I go to Feed > NuGet >> and pick any package, the "Last Updated" field shows the incorrect date format.

Q1: Is there a simple way to change this to Australian date format for all packages?
Q2: Does it have any impact on the functionality of ProGet and how we search packages?

ProGet version 5.1.16

Thanks!
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atripp

Hi @itinfrastructure_7135 ,

Dates in ProGet are stored as utc datetimes, and then are displayed using .NET's date formatting functions, which in turn uses the operating system's setting.

So I guess, if you just restart the server, maybe the setting will take, and dates will be displayed as epxected?

Cheers,
Alana

itinfrastructure_7135

Hi Alana,

That's what I thought, but unfortunately this is not the case. I have restarted ProGet service from Windows > Servies as well as from ProGet > Administration > Manage Service > Restart Web Application.

Any other suggestion?

Thanks,
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atripp

Hi @itinfrastructure_7135 ,

Did you restart the server? The setting is at operating-system level, so you will need full reboot of server.

Cheers,
Alana

itinfrastructure_7135

Hi Alana,

Yes, the server was also restarted but didn't help.

atripp

Hi @itinfrastructure_7135 ,

I researched this some more, and it looks like it's also configurable per-user. So you'll need to change the regional setting of whatever account ProGet is running under it looks like.

I've never done this before, and it's something handled by the operating system... but I searched " change regional settings per user windows" and found a number of results, but this one looks promising: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/254248/default-global-regional-setting.html

Hope that helps!

Cheers,
Alana

itinfrastructure_7135

Fantastic, that worked and I learned something new today :) "Regional settings are per user" and since ProGet runs under Network Services account, changing it simply for the current user made no difference.

Awesome support, thank you!
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