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Month abbreviations consist of the first three characters of the month’s name. Months with four-character names, such as June, are not abbreviated.
Format | Date order | Description |
1 | MM/DD/YY | Month-Day-Year with leading zeros (02/17/2009) |
2 | DD/MM/YY | Day-Month-Year with leading zeros (17/02/2009) |
3 | YY/MM/DD | Year-Month-Day with leading zeros (2009/02/17) |
4 | Month D, Yr | Month name-Day-Year with no leading zeros (February 17, 2009) |
5 | M/D/YY | Month-Day-Year with no leading zeros (2/17/2009) |
6 | D/M/YY | Day-Month-Year with no leading zeros (17/2/2009) |
7 | YY/M/D | Year-Month-Day with no leading zeros (2009/2/17) |
8 | bM/bD/YY | Month-Day-Year with spaces instead of leading zeros ( 2/17/2009) |
9 | bD/bM/YY | Day-Month-Year with spaces instead of leading zeros (17/ 2/2009) |
A | YY/bM/bD | Year-Month-Day with spaces instead of leading zeros (2009/ 2/17) |
B | MMDDYY | Month-Day-Year with no separators (02172009) |
C | DDMMYY | Day-Month-Year with no separators (17022009) |
D | YYMMDD | Year-Month-Day with no separators (20090217) |
E | MonDDYY | Month abbreviation-Day-Year with leading zeros (Feb172009) |
F | DDMonYY | Day-Month abbreviation-Year with leading zeros (17Feb2009) |
G | YYMonDD | Year-Month abbreviation-Day with leading zeros (2009Feb17) |
H | day/YY | Day of year (counting consecutively from January 1)-Year (48/2009) |
I | YY/day | Year-Day of Year (counting consecutively from January 1—often called the Julian date format) (2009/48) |
J | D Month, Yr | Day-Month name-Year (17 February, 2009) |
K | Yr, Month D | Year-Month name-Day (2009, February 17) |
L * | Mon-DD-YYYY | Month abbreviation, Day with leading zeros, Year (Feb 17, 2009) |
M * | DD-Mon-YYYY | Day with leading zeros, Month abbreviation, Year 17 Feb, 2009. |
N | YYYYY-Mon-DD | Year, Month abbreviation, Day with leading zeros (2009, Feb 17) This format defaults to a two-digit year, but can be overridden to have four digits. |
O | Mon DD, YYYY | Month abbreviation, Day with leading zeros, Year (Feb 17, 2014) |
P | DD Mon, YYYY | Day with leading zeros, Month abbreviation, Year (17 Feb, 2014) |
Q | YYYY, Mon DD | Year, Month abbreviation, Day with leading zeros (2014, Feb 17) |
X | (hexadecimal) | Eight-character hexadecimal representation of the system date. Valid dates range from 12/31/1969 to 01/18/2038. Valid dates may differ depending on the type of machine (PC or host) and the type of CPU chip. |
* This format defaults to a two-digit year, but can be overridden to have four digits. |
Here are some examples, using December 18, 2010:
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Example | Description | Result |
1 | Format type 1 | 12/18/10 |
1- | Format type 1 with dashes (-) as the separator characters | 12-18-10 |
1/2 | Format type 1 with backslashes (/) as the separator characters and a two-digit year | 12/18/10 |
14 | Format type 1 with a four-digit year (no separator specified but the format type includes separators so the default separator (/) will be used | 12/18/10 |
B4 | Format type B with a four-digit year (no separator specified and the format type does not include separators, so none will be included) | 12182010 |
4@CAD | Format type 4, with French Canadian as the locality. If you use '4@CAD' in a DAL function, the system returns the French Canadian translation of date format type 4 (Month D, YYYY with month spelled out). If you specify a locale, it must be the last component of the date format | décembre 18, 2010 |
Excel Format For Two Digit Date And Four Digit Year Mac 2018 Torrent
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