VBScript FormatDateTime Function

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# VBScript FormatDateTime Function

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The FormatDateTime function formats and returns a valid date or time expression.

### Syntax

FormatDateTime(date,format)

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
date | Required. Any valid date expression (like Date() or Now())

format

Optional. A value that specifies the date/time format to use

Can take the following values:

- 0 = vbGeneralDate - Default. Returns date: mm/dd/yy and time if specified: hh:mm:ss PM/AM.
- 1 = vbLongDate - Returns date: weekday, monthname, year
- 2 = vbShortDate - Returns date: mm/dd/yy
- 3 = vbLongTime - Returns time: hh:mm:ss PM/AM
- 4 = vbShortTime - Return time: hh:mm

## Example

Display a date in different formats:

<script type="text/vbscript">
d=CDate("2010-02-16 13:45")
document.write(FormatDateTime(d) & "<br />")
document.write(FormatDateTime(d,1) & "<br />")
document.write(FormatDateTime(d,2) & "<br />")
document.write(FormatDateTime(d,3) & "<br />")
document.write(FormatDateTime(d,4) & "<br />")
</script>

The output of the code above will be:

2/16/2010 1:45:00 PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
2/16/2010
1:45:00 PM
13:45
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