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vbld_FormatDate(): returns the current date in the form YYYYMMDD.

 

vbld_FormatDateD(dte): returns the given date in the form YYYYMMDD.

 

vbld_FormatDateEx(dateStr, format): parses and formats the given date+time as specified.

Available format strings:

yyyy

4-digit year

yy

2-digit year (left padded with 0s)

y

1- or 2-digit year

mmmm

Month name

mmm

Month name (abbreviated)

mm

Month (left padded with 0s)

m

Month

dd

Day (left padded with 0s)

d

Day

hh

24-hr hour (left padded with 0s)

h

24-hr hour

HH

12-hr hour (left padded with 0s)

H

12-hr hour

MM

Minutes (left padded with 0s)

M

Minutes

SS

Seconds (left padded with 0s)

S

Seconds

AP

AM/PM

A

A/P

ap

am/pm

a

a/p

 

vbld_FormatDateTime(): returns the current date+time in the locale-neutral form DYYYYMMDDTHHMMSS, useful for storing a timestamp in a macro.

 

vbld_FormatDateTimeD(dte): returns the given date+time the locale-neutral form DYYYYMMDDTHHMMSS.

 

vbld_FormatTime(): returns the current time in the form HHMMSS.

 

vbld_FormatTimeT(dte): returns the given time in the form HHMMSS.

 

vbld_ParseFormattedDateTime(dateStr): returns a string formatted with vbld_FormatDateTime as a date variable, useful for retrieving from a macro.