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: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". | :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". | ||
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{{Important|When coding a date in a Formula, always use the [[Date and Time Formula Functions#DATE|DATE]] and [[Date and Time Formula Functions#Time|TIME]] functions. For example: <tt>DATE(2013,3,26)</tt>. A string like <tt>'3/26/2013'</tt> will work for some users, but fail for others.}} | |||
Revision as of 23:26, 18 October 2013
Date/Time strings are used as arguments in the Date and Time Formula Functions, and can also be returned as the result from those 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:
| 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 pm |
A text string depicting am/pm for a 12-hour clock. For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-hour_clock
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