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Date/Time strings are used as arguments in Date/Time [[Formula Functions]], and can also be returned as the result from [[Date and Time Formula Functions]]. 

'''Examples'''

 '03/27/2009 10:15 am'
 '20.04.2009 10:45 pm'
 '2009-20-04 20:30'

Date/Time strings are composed of these elements:

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Element
!Syntax
!Description
|-
|year||yyyy||A text string depicting the year (1900 - 9999)
|-
|month||mm||A text string depicting the month (1-12, beginning with January)
|-
|day||dd||A text string depicting the day of the month (1-31, depending on the number of days in the month)
|-
|hour||hh||A text string depicting the hour in the format (0-12 for a 12-hour clock, or 0-24 for a 24-hour clock)
|-
|minute||mm||A text string depicting the minute in the format (0-59)
|-
|part of day
|am<br>pm
|A text string depicting am/pm for a 12-hour clock.<br>For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-hour_clock
:'''Note:'''
:In [[Form]] fields, the string is determined by the user's locale. For example, "vorm." and "nachm." in Germany. But in [[Formula Fields]], the value must be either "am" or "pm".
|}