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Note
The markers that can be used when extracting dates are different from those that are used to
display dates in a template (see the Designer's "Date and time patterns" on page918).
Examples of masks
Value in raw data Mask to use
June 25, 2013 MM dd, YYYY
06/25/13 mm/dd/yy
2013.06.25 yyyy.mm.dd
2013-06-25 07:31 PM yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn ap
2013-06-25 19:31:14.1206 yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn:ss.ms
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 @ 7h31PM DD, MM dd, yyyy @ hh\hnnap
Entering a date using JavaScript
In several places in the DataMapper, Date values can be set through a JavaScript. For
example:
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In a field in the Data Model. To do this, go to the Steps pane and select an Extract step.
Then, on the Step properties pane, under Field Definition click the Add JavaScript Field
button (next to the Field List drop-down). Type the JavaScript in the Expression field. (To
rename the field, click the Order and rename fields button.)
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In a Preprocessor property. To do this, go to the Steps pane and select the
Preprocessor step. Then, on the Step properties pane, under Properties add a property,
specify its Type as Date and put the JavaScript in the Default Value field.
The use of the JavaScript Date() object is necessary when creating dates through a JavaScript
expression. For more information, see w3schools - JavaScript Dates and w3schools - Date
Object.
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