Javascript: toLocalDateString()

I have found something.

Folder: c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit CC\Required

File: extendscript-de_DE.dat

Original string: "$$$/CT/ExtendScript/Date/ShortDate=%4, %2 %1 %3"

Replacement string: "$$$/CT/ExtendScript/Date/ShortDate=%4, %1. %2 %3"

Result from ESTK CC Console:

(new Date()).toLocaleDateString()
Ergebnis: Freitag, 20. September 2019

Test script:

var d = new Date();
$.writeln (d.toLocaleDateString());

Target application in ESTK: ExtendScript Toolkit CC

Result: Freitag, 20. September 2019

Target application in ESTK: Adobe InDesign 2019

Result: Friday, September 20 2019

Here my code and the result:

var now = new Date();
$.writeln( $.locale +"\r"+ now.toLocaleDateString() );

/*
	de_DE
	Thursday, September 19 2019
*/

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Hi Michael,

shouldn't the return string read "Thursday, September 19 2019" instead of "Donnerstag, September 19 2019" ?

I can see "Thursday, September 19 2019" if I am testing with my German InDesign CC 2019 on German Windows 10.

And yes, $.locale is returning "de-DE".

Hm. Cannot tell if this was different with InDesign CS3.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )