Display formats
A date display format can have two sections. The first section is required. The second section is optional and specifies how to represent NULLs:
date-format;null-format
The following table shows characters that have special meaning in date display formats.
Character |
Meaning |
Example |
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d |
Day number with no leading zero |
9 |
dd |
Day number with leading zero if appropriate |
09 |
ddd |
Day name abbreviation |
Mon |
dddd |
Day name |
Monday |
m |
Month number with no leading zero |
6 |
mm |
Month number with leading zero if appropriate |
06 |
mmm |
Month name abbreviation |
Jun |
mmmm |
Month name |
June |
yy |
Two-digit year |
97 |
yyyy |
Four-digit year |
1997 |
Colons, slashes, and spaces display as entered in the mask.
If users specify a two-digit year in a DataWindow object, PowerBuilder assumes the date is the 20th century if the year is greater than or equal to 50. If the year is less than 50, PowerBuilder assumes the 21st century.
For example:
1/1/85 is interpreted as January 1, 1985
1/1/40 is interpreted as January 1, 2040
The following table shows how the date Friday, Jan. 30, 2003, displays when different format masks are applied.
Format |
Displays |
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