The DATEFMT property specifies the date format for any object that outputs a date. This property has the following format:
DATE {string}
The string specifies one of the following formats in which to print the date.
| Specifier | Item | Values |
|---|---|---|
| M | Month | 1-12 |
| MM | Month | 01-12 |
| MMM | Month | Jan-Dec |
| MMMM | Month | January-December |
| d | Day | 1-31 |
| dd | Day | 01-31 |
| ddd | Day | Mon-Sun |
| dddd | Day | Monday-Sunday |
| yy | Year | 00-99 |
| yyyy | Year | 1900-2040 |
The following examples illustrate the different formats.
| Format | Translates to |
|---|---|
| d MMMM,yyyy | 14 July, 1990 |
| dddd, MMMM d, yyyy | Thursday, July 14, 1990 |
| dd-MM-yyyy | 14-07-1990 |