Date
GetDisplayText
Description
Returns a date as a text string, with an optional choice of formats.
Syntax
strText = dt:GetDisplayText([strFormat])
Parameters
- strFormat (optional)
-
DAY Day as number (1-31 for Gregorian dates) DAY_OF_WEEK Day of the week MONTH_NUMBER Month as number (1-12 for Gregorian dates) MONTH_NAME Month name MONTH_AND_DAY Month & Day YEAR Year LONG Date in Long Format COMPACT Date in Compact Format ABBREV Abbreviated format. See "Date Formats" in the main help. ABBREV2 Ditto ABBREV3 Ditto ABBREV4 Ditto XDATE1 See "Date Formats" in the main help. XDATE2 Ditto XDATETYPE Ditto
Return Value
- strText
- string: The date in text format.