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The date format is specified by column DATFM, where "mm", "dd", and "yyyy" stand for day, month, and year. The following country-specific formats are available:
DATFM | Date Format |
"1" | dd.mm.yyyy |
"2" | mm/dd/yyyy |
"3" | mm-dd-yyyy |
"4" | yyyy.mm.dd |
"5" | yyyy/mm/dd |
"6" | yyyy-mm-dd |
"7" | ggyy.mm.dd, Japanese date |
"8" | ggyy/mm/dd, Japanese date |
"9" | ggyy-mm-dd, Japanese date |
"A" | yyyy/mm/dd, Islamic date 1 |
"B" | yyyy/mm/dd, Islamic date 2 |
"C" | yyyy/mm/dd, Iranian date |
Example
To see the display of the current date in all possible formats, see the respective example with character string templates.