Use the Date tab (click Customize on the Date / Time tab of the Format Editor) to set detailed formatting options for date fields in your report.
The Regional Settings dialog box in the Windows Control Panel allows you to specify default date formats for use with any Windows program. You can specify the month/day/year separator and the order in which the date elements appear. These dialog boxes also allow you to specify a short date style (like 12/24/96 or 16 Mar, 1996) and a long date style (like Sunday, April 21, 1996).
Select the option that fits your needs. The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box to demonstrate the style you have chosen.
If you are using Windows NT/95/98 your operating system may support more than one calendar type. For instance, your operating system may support a native calendar (Japanese), a Gregorian calendar (in the local language) and a Gregorian English calendar. If your operating system supports multiple calendar types you may use the Calendar Type list to select a calendar type for the date field.
If you want to create a custom format for a date field object, use this list to specify the way you want the program to print/display the month part of the date. Your options are:
Choose the option that fits your needs. The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box to reflect your choice.
If you want to create a custom format for a date field object, use this list to specify the way you want the program to print/display the day part of the date. Your options are:
Choose the option that fits your needs. The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box to reflect your choice.
If you want to create a custom format for a date field object, use this list to specify the way you want the program to print/display the year part of the date.
Choose the option that fits your needs. The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box to reflect your choice.
Use the Era/Period Type list to select either a short or long era/period of time.
If you want to create a custom format for a date field object, use these options to select the order in which you want the elements of the date to appear. Your options are:
Select the option that fits your needs. The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box to demonstrate the sequence you have chosen.
When you are setting up a custom format for a date field object, if you want the name of the day (or an abbreviation of that name) to appear before the rest of the date, use this option to set the format for that name. Your options are:
Prints an abbreviation of the day name before the date (for example, Fri). | |
Prints the full day name before the date (for example, Friday). | |
Choose the option that fits your needs. The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box to reflect your choice.
If you set this property to Short or Long, you need to specify the character(s) you want to use to separate the name from the date itself. You do that in the Separator box.
When you are setting up a custom format for a date field object, if you set the Leading Day Type property to short or long (so a day name or abbreviated day name appears before the date), you need to specify the character(s) you want to use to separate the name from the date itself. You do that in this box. Within practical limits, you can use as many characters as you need. For example,
Type in the characters you want to use. The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box as you do.
Use the Enclosures list to select parentheses or square brackets as an enclosure for date/time fields on your report.
Use the Position list to select either a Leading or a Trailing position.
Use the Prefix box to create a prefix for dates in your date field, for example, DATE.
When you are setting up a custom format for a date field object, the program enables you to specify the separators, if any, that you want to use to separate the date elements. Since each date has three elements (YMD, DMY, or MDY), you can specify two different separators. The first separator goes between the first and second elements, the second separator goes between the second and third elements. Type the character(s) you want to use for the first separator in this box. Within practical limits, you can use as many characters as you need. For example,
When you are setting up a custom format for a date field object, the program enables you to specify the separators, if any, that you want to use to separate the date elements. Since each date has three elements (YMD, DMY, or MDY), you can specify two different separators. The first separator goes between the first and second elements, the second separator goes between the second and third elements. Type the character(s) you want to use for the second separator in this box. Within practical limits, you can use as many characters as you need. For example,
Use the Suffix box to create a suffix that follows the dates in your date field.
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