When you create database files, FileMaker Pro uses your computer’s
system formats to determine how dates, times, and numbers display and sort. If you open or share a database file created with different system formats, you can use your computer’s system formats or match the formats used when the file was created.
To use your computer’s system formats: Choose
Format menu >
Use System Formats. The Use System Formats command appears in the Format menu when you open a file on a computer with different system formats or when you change system formats from what they were since the file was last opened.
Click System’s settings to use the new settings when you reopen the file.