info.mailtraq.com > Management > Script Functions A-Z > FormatDate() FormatDate()Creates a formatted output date string from a numerical input date, the number representing whole days since 1900.
text := FormatDate( format [ , datenum ] )
- format
- A string employing one of more of the display formats defined below
- datenum
- A number representing a date. If no date is specified Mailtraq assumes the current date
- text
- Formatted output date using the locale settings on the host machine
FormatDate("dddd, mmm d yyyy", date)
Display Formats
d
| Single digit day number (1-31) |
dd
| Double digit day number (01-31) |
ddd
| Three letter day abbreviation (Sun) |
dddd
| Full length day name (Sunday) |
m
| Single digit month number (1-12) |
mm
| Double digit month number (01-12) |
mmm
| Three letter month abbreviation (Jan) |
mmmm
| Full length month name (January) |
yy
| Two digit year (99) |
yyyy
| Four digit year (1999) |
/
| Displays the date separator for the locale |
'text'
| Text enclosed between single quotes is displayed literally | |