Hmmm Since you're happy with the Long Date format, I'm *guessing* there's no need for you to add a Custom Format on the date-time configure page. Just chose which Long Date format makes the most sense. But, thats just a guess.
I had to do this recently for the first time myself - creating a custom date/time for a View. I guess I'll just tell you what I did for my View; I needed it to show an hour , in a format that would make sense to US based users (e.g. 5:52a).
Here's what I did
Under "Add format type" on the date/time configure page I typed:
------- Name: Hour Stamp
Type: hour_stamp
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I just chose "names" that made sense to me and my audience. (Again, I'm not sure you need to create a custom format..)
for the "Format string" I looked at the php manual (Drupal shows a link to it) and found what I needed to just show the hour in a familiar US format.
Next I went over to my View, and under "Fields" I chose "Content: Date (field_date) - From date"
Next I chose: "Link this field to its node" (personal preference)
And for "Format" I chose: "Hour Stamp" (see if you can choose "Long" here).
Thats what I needed to do for my situation. I dont know if that will help or not, but hopefully it points you in the right direction!
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From: Tine Müller [mailto:tinem@email.dk] Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:18 PM To: brendan, fresh-off.com Subject: Re: [support] Is it possible to change the date to something easier to read?
Thanks for trying to help but I don't know what to do? If I for instance want the Long date format: what shall I then write in the box Name: and the box Type:?
/Tine
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From: brendan, fresh-off.com mailto:hello@fresh-off.com
To: support@drupal.org ; 'Tine Müller' mailto:tinem@email.dk
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:37 PM
Subject: RE: [support] Is it possible to change the date to something easier to read?
this might be what you're looking for: http://www.tinemuller.dk/drupal/admin/settings/date-time/formats/configure
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brendan, fresh-off.com
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From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Tine Müller Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:06 AM To: support@drupal.org Subject: [support] Is it possible to change the date to something easier to read?
Is it possible to change the date to something easier to read and if yes where? Should it be in excel, phpmyadmin or Content type field date?
http://www.tinemuller.dk/drupal/Crime look in InfoWindow Date: 20070328T07:03:00.
It's made from this CSV-file http://www.tinemuller.dk/drupal/crime_data.csv and from this tutorial http://zacker.org/screencast-drupal-mashup-machine#comment-3556
M.v.h. Tine Müller
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