1.7

Date, date/time and time functions
l date()
l dateLong()
l dateMedium()
l dateShort()
l dateTime()
l dateTimeLong()
l dateTimeMedium()
l dateTimeShort()
l time()
l timeLong()
l timeMedium()
l timeShort()
Note
The locale also influences the output of the different Date functions; see "Locale" on page520.
Tip
To format a date from a date field in the record set, you can enter a formatting pattern directly in
the Text Script Wizard; see "Using the Text Script Wizard" on page537, "Formatting variable
data" on page540 and "Date and time patterns" on page792).
date(value, pattern)
Formats a date object using a custom pattern.
value
A Date object. A Date can contain a date and time.
pattern
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