Using this dialog to define your own date/time stamp format, instead of using the pre-defined format:
- Enter the Format String using the format codes defined below.
Note: You may interleaving format code and literals, as long as the total number of characters in the Format String is less than 100. See example below.
Note: A special string "\n" can be inserted to break a line and create multi-line stamp. See example below.
- Click Apply button to preview the stamp format.
- Click OK button to save the changes and exit the dialog.
- Click Cancel button to discard the changes and exit the dialog.
- Click Help button to bring up this Help page.
Format codes Reference (from Microsoft Help file):
%a Abbreviated weekday name %A Full weekday name %b Abbreviated month name %B Full month name %c Date and time representation appropriate for locale %d Day of month as decimal number (01 - 31) %H Hour in 24-hour format (00 - 23) %I Hour in 12-hour format (01 - 12) %j Day of year as decimal number (001 - 366) %m Month as decimal number (01 - 12) %M Minute as decimal number (00 - 59) %p Current locale’s A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock %S Second as decimal number (00 - 59) %U Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 - 53) %w Weekday as decimal number (0 - 6; Sunday is 0) %W Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 - 53) %x Date representation for current locale %X Time representation for current locale %y Year without century, as decimal number (00 - 99) %Y Year with century, as decimal number %z, %Z Time-zone name or abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown %% Percent sign
The # flag may prefix any formatting code. In that case, the meaning of the format code is changed as follows.
%#a, %#A, %#b, %#B, %#p, %#X, %#z, %#Z, %#% # flag is ignored. %#c Long date and time representation, appropriate for current locale. For example: “Tuesday, March 14, 1995, 12:41:29”. %#x Long date representation, appropriate to current locale. For example: “Tuesday, March 14, 1995”.
%#d, %#H, %#I, %#j, %#m, %#M, %#S, %#U, %#w, %#W, %#y, %#Y Remove leading zeros (if any).
Examples:
- These are the format strings use by vATS for pre-defined date format:
Numeric
%Y-%m-%d 2003-05-22 %d-%m-%Y 22-05-2003 %m-%d-%Y 05-22-2003 %Y.%m.%d 2003.05.22 %d.%m.%Y 22.05.2003 %m.%d.%Y 05.22.2003 English
%b-%#d-%Y Jun-2-2003 %#d-%b-%Y 2-Jun-2003 %b %#d %Y Jun 2 2003 %#d %b %Y 2 Jun 2003 %B %#d, %Y June 2, 2003 %a %b %#d, %Y Fri Jun 2, 2003 %A %B %#d, %Y Friday June 2, 2003 Default, and all other languages
%#x Friday, June 2, 2003 %#d %B %Y 2 June 2003 %#d %b %Y 2 Jun 2003 %A %#d %B %Y Friday 2 June 2003 %A %#d %b %Y Friday 2 Jun 2003 %a %#d %B %Y Fri 2 June 2003 %a %#d %b %Y Fri 2 Jun 2003
- These are the format strings use by vATS for pre-defined time format:
%#H:%M:%S 21:50:38 %#H:%M 21:50 %#I:%M:%S%p 9:50:38pm %#I:%M%p 9:50pm %H:%M:%S 09:50:38 %H:%M 09:50 %I:%M:%S%p 09:50:38am %I:%M%p 09:50am
- Others examples:
%d-%b-%y 02-Jun-03 %#H:%M:%S EST 21:50:38 EST %#x\n%#I:%M:%S Friday, June 2, 2003
9:50:38