<h1 id="datefmt">DATEFMT</h1>

<p>s = DATEFMT (format, dmy| (d,m,y)| julian_date)</p>

<p>Returns a formatted date string. The input date can be given as a

date-string returned by DATE, as the integers <code>d</code> for day,

<code>m</code> for month and <code>y</code> for year, or as a julian

date. <code>format</code> is a string specifying the format of the

date:</p>

<tr class="header">

<th>Format</th>

<th>Description</th>

<tr class="odd">

<td>D</td>

<td>one or two digits of Day</td>

<tr class="even">

<td>DD</td>

<td>2-digit day</td>

<tr class="odd">

<td>DDD</td>

<td>3-char day name</td>

<tr class="even">

<td>DDDD</td>

<td>full day name</td>

<tr class="odd">

<td>M</td>

<td>1 or 2 digits of month</td>

<tr class="even">

<td>MM</td>

<td>2-digit month</td>

<tr class="odd">

<td>MMM</td>

<td>3-char month name</td>

<tr class="even">

<td>MMMM</td>

<td>full month name</td>

<tr class="odd">

<td>YY</td>

<td>2-digit year (2K)</td>

<tr class="even">

<td>YYYY</td>

<td>4-digit year</td>

<p>See also DATE and DATEDMY.</p>

<h3 id="example">Example</h3>

<pre><code>PRINT DATEFMT(&quot;ddd dd, mm/yy&quot;, 23, 11, 2001) &#39; Output: Fri 23, 11/01

PRINT DATEFMT(&quot;mm.dd.yy&quot; , &quot;23/11/2001&quot;) &#39; Output: 11.23.01

PRINT DATEFMT(&quot;dd.mm.yyyy&quot; , DATE) &#39; Output: 19.10.2023

PRINT DATEFMT(&quot;dddd&quot; , JULIAN(&quot;23/11/2001&quot;)) &#39; Output: Friday</code></pre>