TSC M23 Programming Manual

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 FORMAT$( )
Description
Returns the current date and time according to the setting of your printer.
Syntax
FORMAT$(expression[,style$])
Parameter
Description
expression
Required. Any valid expression.
style$
Optional. A valid named or user-defined format string expression.
Predefined
date/time format
Description
General Date
Shows date and time.
Long Date
Uses the Long Date format.
Medium Date
Uses the dd-mmm-yy format.
Short Date
Uses the Short Date format.
Long Time
Shows the hour, minute, second, and "AM" or "PM" using the h:mm:ss format.
Medium Time
Shows the hour, minute, and "AM" or "PM" using the "hh:mm AM/PM" format.
Short Time
Shows the hour and minute using the hh:mm format.
User-defined
date/time formats
Description
c
Display the date as ddddd and display the time as ttttt, in that order.
d
Display the day as a number without a leading zero (1 - 31).
dd
Display the day as a number with a leading zero (01 - 31).
ddd
Display the day as an abbreviation (Sun - Sat).
dddd
Display the day as a full name (Sunday - Saturday).
ddddd
Display a date serial number as a complete date (including day, month, and
year), formatted according to your system's short date format setting. The
default short date format is m/d/yyyy.
dddddd
Display the date as a complete date (including day, month, and year),
formatted according to the long date setting recognized by your system. The
default long date format is dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy.
w
Display the day of the week as a number (1 for Sunday through 7 for Saturday).
ww
Display the week of the year as a number (1 - 53).
m
Display the month as a number without a leading zero (1 - 12). If m
immediately follows h or hh, the minute rather than the month is displayed.
mm
Display the month as a number with a leading zero (01 - 12). If mm
immediately follows h or hh, the minute rather than the month is displayed.
mmm
Display the month as an abbreviation (Jan - Dec).
mmmm
Display the month as a full month name (January - December).
q
Display the quarter of the year as a number (1 - 4).
y
Display the day of the year as a number (1 - 366).
yy
Display the year as a 2-digit number (00 - 99).
yyyy
Display the year as a 4-digit number (100 - 9999).
h
Display the hour as a number without leading zeros (0 - 23).
hh
Display the hour as a number with leading zeros (00 - 23).
n
Display the minute as a number without leading zeros (0 - 59).
nn
Display the minute as a number with leading zeros (00 - 59).
s
Display the second as a number without leading zeros (0 - 59).
ss
Display the second as a number with leading zeros (00 - 59).
ttttt
Display a time as a complete time (including hour, minute, and second). The
default time format is h:mm:ss AM/PM.
AM/PM
Display an uppercase AM with any hour before noon; display an uppercase PM
with any hour between noon and 11:59 P.M.
am/pm
Display a lowercase AM with any hour before noon; display a lowercase PM
with any hour between noon and 11:59 P.M.

TSC M23 Specifications

General

Brand	TSC
Model	M23
Category	Printer
Language	English