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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
Uses the Long Date format.
Uses the dd-mmm-yy format.
Uses the Short Date format.
Shows the hour, minute, second, and "AM" or "PM" using the h:mm:ss format.
Shows the hour, minute, and "AM" or "PM" using the "hh:mm AM/PM" format.
Shows the hour and minute using the hh:mm format.
User-defined date/time
formats
Display the date as ddddd and display the time as ttttt, in that order.
Display the day as a number without a leading zero (1 - 31).
Display the day as a number with a leading zero (01 - 31).
Display the day as an abbreviation (Sun - Sat).
Display the day as a full name (Sunday - Saturday).
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.
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.
Display the day of the week as a number (1 for Sunday through 7 for Saturday).
Display the week of the year as a number (1 - 53).
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.
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.
Display the month as an abbreviation (Jan - Dec).
Display the month as a full month name (January - December).
Display the quarter of the year as a number (1 - 4).
Display the day of the year as a number (1 - 366).
Display the year as a 2-digit number (00 - 99).
Display the year as a 4-digit number (100 - 9999).
Display the hour as a number without leading zeros (0 - 23).
Display the hour as a number with leading zeros (00 - 23).
Display the minute as a number without leading zeros (0 - 59).
Display the minute as a number with leading zeros (00 - 59).
Display the second as a number without leading zeros (0 - 59).
Display the second as a number with leading zeros (00 - 59).
Display a time as a complete time (including hour, minute, and second). The default time format is
h:mm:ss 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.
Display a lowercase AM with any hour before noon; display a lowercase PM with any hour between
noon and 11:59 P.M.
Display an uppercase A with any hour before noon; display an uppercase P with any hour between
noon and 11:59 P.M.
Display a lowercase A with any hour before noon; display a lowercase P with any hour between noon
and 11:59 P.M.
AMPM can be either uppercase or lowercase, but the case of the string displayed matches the string
as defined by your system settings.