<doc>
  <legacy_id>2464</legacy_id>
  <name>short</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Objects &amp; Messages</category>
    <category>Math, Logic, &amp; Dates</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <function tag="dateFormat">dateFormat Function</function>
    <command tag="convert">convert Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
    <changed version="2.0"></changed>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies a <function tag="format">format</function> for the <function tag="date">date</function> and <function tag="time">time</function> <glossary tag="function">functions</glossary>, the <command tag="convert">convert</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>, and the <property tag="name">name</property>, <property tag="ID">ID</property>, and <property tag="owner">owner</property> <property tag="properties">properties</property>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>put the short name of this card into field "Card Label"</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>short</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to obtain a date, time, name, or ID in the most compressed form available.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>In general, a <b>short</b> form is shorter than either the <keyword tag="abbreviated">abbreviated</keyword> form or the <keyword tag="long">long</keyword> form.</p><p/><p>If the <b>useSystemDate</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false, a short <function tag="date">date</function> looks like this:</p><p><code>  7/21/00</code></p><p>If the <b>useSystemDate</b> is true, the short <function tag="date">date</function> is formatted according to the system settings.</p><p/><p>If the <b>useSystemDate</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false, a short <function tag="time">time</function> looks like this:</p><p><code>  11:22 AM</code></p><p>If the <b>useSystemDate</b> is true, the short <function tag="time">time</function> is formatted according to the system settings.</p><p/><p>A short object <b>name</b> is simply its name, with no qualifiers. For example, a short <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> name looks like this:<code> This Card</code></p><p/><p>A short object <b>ID</b> looks like this:<code> 2238</code></p><p/><p><code/><b>Note:</b><code/> The <b>short</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> is implemented internally as a <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> and <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>, and appears in the <function tag="propertyNames">propertyNames</function> and the <function tag="functionNames">functionNames</function>. However, it cannot be used as a <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> in an <glossary tag="expression">expression</glossary>, nor with the <command tag="set">set</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Changes:</b></p><p>The form<code> the short owner </code>was introduced in version 2.0. In previous versions, the form of the <b>owner</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> could not be specified and reported only the abbreviated <property tag="owner">owner</property>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>