| Tag Link | [Date->SetFormat] | Category | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Member | Source Available | No |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 6.0 |
| Change | Unchanged | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | None | Security | None |
| Implementation | LCAPI | Sets | Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0 |
[Date->SetFormat] sets the date output format for a particular date data type within a Lasso file. The tag requires one parameter which defines how the date should be formatted.
%D U.S. date format (mm/dd/yyyy).
%Q MySQL date format (yyyy
%q MySQL timestamp format (yyyymmddhhmmss).
%r 12
%T 24
%Y 4
%y 2
%m Month number (1=January, 12=December).
%B Full English month name (e.g. "January").
%b Abbreviated English month name (e.g. "Jan").
%d Day of month (1-31).
%w Day of week (1=Sunday, 7=Saturday).
%W Week of year.
%A Full English weekday name (e.g. "Wednesday").
%a Abbreviated English weekday name (e.g. "Wed").
%H 24
%h 12
%M Minute (0-59).
%S Second (0-59).
%p AM/PM for 12
%G GMT time zone indicator.
%z Time zone offset in relation to GMT (e.g. -0800).
%% A percent sign.
By default, all output is zero padded to two characters. For example, 02/03/2002.
A hyphen - between the % and the letter code instructs Lasso not to pad the output. For example, 2/3/2002
An underscore _ between the % and the letter instructs Lasso to pad the output with spaces. For example, 2/ 3/2002.
[(Date)->(SetFormat: 'FormatString')]
| Required Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Format | The format in which the date should be output. |
The %q format was added in 7.0.3.
To set the date format for a variable:
The following example sets the date output format to yyyy/mm/dd for a particular date variable.
[Var:'MyDate'=(Date:'8/29/2002')]
[$MyDate->(SetFormat:'%Y/%m/%d')]
[$MyDate]
2002/08/29