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FormatTimestamp ( format ; tstamp )

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Tim Mansour, Neologica Print & Promotions
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Formats a time/date any way you like using a format string

Sample Input:

FormatTimestamp ( "[Dayname] [D]-[MON]-[YY] [h].[mm][am]" , "" )

Sample Output:

Thursday 25-MAR-10 2.30pm

/* Function FormatTimestamp ( format ; tstamp ) Formats a timestamp according to format, replacing placeholders with date/time data. If tstamp is a null string ("") then the current date/time are used. */ Let ( [ indata = If ( GetAsText ( tstamp ) = "" ; Timestamp ( Get ( CurrentDate ) ; Get ( CurrentTime ) ) ; // default to now // else tstamp ) ; hr = Hour ( indata ) ; hr12 = Mod ( hr - 1 ; 12 ) + 1 ] ; Substitute ( format ; [ "[HH]" ; Right ( "0" & hr ; 2 ) ] ; [ "[H]" ; hr ] ; [ "[hh]" ; Right ( "0" & hr12 ; 2) ] ; [ "[h]" ; hr12 ] ; [ "[mm]" ; Right ( "0" & Minute ( indata ) ; 2 ) ] ; [ "[m]" ; Minute ( indata ) ] ; [ "[ss]" ; Right ( "0" & Seconds ( indata ) ; 2 ) ] ; [ "[s]" ; Seconds ( indata ) ] ; [ "[am]" ; If ( hr < 12 ; "am" ; "pm" ) ] ; [ "[pm]" ; If ( hr < 12 ; "am" ; "pm" ) ] ; [ "[AM]" ; If ( hr < 12 ; "AM" ; "PM" ) ] ; [ "[PM]" ; If ( hr < 12 ; "AM" ; "PM" ) ] ; [ "[Dayname]" ; DayName ( indata ) ] ; [ "[dayname]" ; Lower ( DayName ( indata ) ) ] ; [ "[DAYNAME]" ; Upper ( DayName ( indata ) ) ] ; [ "[Day]" ; Left ( DayName ( indata ) ; 3 ) ] ; [ "[day]" ; Lower ( Left ( DayName ( indata ) ; 3 ) ) ] ; [ "[DAY]" ; Upper ( Left ( DayName ( indata ) ; 3 ) ) ] ; [ "[DD]" ; Right ( "0" & Day ( indata ) ; 2 ) ] ; [ "[D]" ; Day ( indata ) ] ; [ "[MM]" ; Right ( "0" & Month ( indata ) ; 2 ) ] ; [ "[M]" ; Month ( indata ) ] ; [ "[Month]" ; MonthName ( indata ) ] ; [ "[month]" ; Lower ( MonthName ( indata ) ) ] ; [ "[MONTH]" ; Upper ( MonthName ( indata ) ) ] ; [ "[Mon]" ; Left ( MonthName ( indata ) ; 3 ) ] ; [ "[mon]" ; Lower ( Left ( MonthName ( indata ) ; 3 ) ) ] ; [ "[MON]" ; Upper ( Left ( MonthName ( indata ) ; 3 ) ) ] ; [ "[YYYY]" ; Year ( indata ) ] ; [ "[YY]" ; Right ( Year ( indata ) ; 2 ) ] ) )
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Description:

Formats a timestamp according to a format string, replacing date/time component placeholders with respective data. See the Substitute command in the function to determine (or change) the placeholders to use. Includes placeholders to allow upper/lower case for text components (eg, day names).
Use a null input timestamp ("") to format the current date/time.

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

This is my Custom Function and I want to edit it

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hr12 = Mod ( h - 1; 12 ) + 1
should be
hr12 = Mod ( hr - 1; 12 ) + 1

["[am]"; If ( h < 12; "am"; "pm" )];
should be
["[am]"; If ( hr < 12; "am"; "pm" )];

simon Plint, Australia
March 24, 2010 5:54pm

I've updated the function to my latest version.

Tim Mansour, Sydney
March 24, 2010 8:32pm

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