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Date Format

Syntax

Date Format format_string

Parameters

  • format_string: A string specifying the desired date layout. Allowed values are MM/DD/YY (default), MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YY, DD/MM/YYYY, YY/MM/DD, YYYY/MM/DD, or YYYY-MM-DD.

Description

Controls the format of the date that is printed by the Date or Time Stamp commands.

Remarks

This command is also used to set the date format for the AGE command and for date fields in entries.ini. The YYYY-MM-DD format is the ISO standard.

Examples

Date Format YYYY-MM-DD