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time()
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timeLong()
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timeMedium()
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timeShort()
Note: ThelocalealsoinfluencestheoutputofthedifferentDatefunctions;see"Locale"on
page706.
Tip: Toformatadatefromadatefieldintherecordset,youcanenteracustompatternviathe
HelperWizardandtheTextScriptWizard;see"UsingtheHelperWizard"onpage725,"Using
theTextScriptWizard"onpage729,"Formattingvariabledata"onpage732and"Dateandtime
patterns"onpage1180).
date(value, pattern)
Formatsadateobjectusingacustompattern.
value
ADateobject.ADatecancontainadateandtime.
pattern
String.Thecustompatternmayconsistofpatternletters,separatingsymbolsandquotedtext,for
example:"MMMMdd,yyyy";see"Dateandtimepatterns"onpage1180.Notethattherepetitionofpat-
ternlettersdeterminestheexactpresentation.
dateLong(value)
Formatsadateaslongstringrepresentation,forexampleApril 1, 2016.
value
ADateobject.ADatecancontainadateandtime.
dateMedium(value)
Formatsadateasmediumstringrepresentation,forexample1-Apr-2016.
value
ADateobject.ADatecancontainadateandtime.
dateShort(value)
Formatsadateasshortstringrepresentation,forexample4/1/16.
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