FmtDate

Use this field level rule to format dates for different localities. This rule supports overflow. The mask for the FmtDate rule takes these values:

• input fetype
• input format mask
• output fetype
• output format mask

Format Masks

There are two types of format masks, pre-defined types 1-9 and A-Q and user-defined format arguments. If the pre-defined formats meet your needs, use them, otherwise, create a user-defined format. For information on using pre-defined format types, see Using Pre-defined Date Formats.

User-defined format arguments consist of one or more codes, each preceded by a percent sign (%). For more information on user-defined format masks, see the Setting Up Format Arguments.

You can enter up to 80 characters in the mask.

See also

• DateFmt
• Formatting Data
• Field Format Types (fetypes)

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