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===From the Scripting Manual===
 ''function FormatDate(FormatString: string): string''
 
 '''Parameter Info:'''
  FormatString (String): Format to be used on the date.
 
 '''Description:'''
 The following (non-Asian) formatting character strings can be used in the FormatString string:
 
 y 	= Year last 2 digits
 yy 	= Year last 2 digits
 yyyy 	= Year as 4 digits
 m 	= Month number no-leading 0
 mm 	= Month number as 2 digits
 mmm 	= Month using ShortDayNames (Jan)
 mmmm 	= Month using LongDayNames (January)
 d 	= Day number no-leading 0
 dd 	= Day number as 2 digits
 ddd 	= Day using ShortDayNames (Sun)
 dddd 	= Day using LongDayNames  (Sunday)
 ddddd 	= Day in ShortDateFormat
 dddddd 	= Day in LongDateFormat
 	
 c 	= Use ShortDateFormat + LongTimeFormat
 h  	= Hour number no-leading 0
 hh 	= Hour number as 2 digits
 n	= Minute number no-leading 0
 nn 	= Minute number as 2 digits
 s 	= Second number no-leading 0
 ss 	= Second number as 2 digits
 z	= Milli-sec number no-leading 0s
 zzz 	= Milli-sec number as 3 digits
 t 	= Use ShortTimeFormat
 tt 	= Use LongTimeFormat
 	
 am/pm 	= Use after h : gives 12 hours + am/pm
 a/p 	= Use after h : gives 12 hours + a/p
 ampm 	= As a/p but TimeAMString,TimePMString
 / 	= Substituted by DateSeparator value
 :	= Substituted by TimeSeparator value

==Examples==
<source lang="pascal">begin
WriteLn('The time is currently '+FormatDate('hh:nn:ss am/pm'));
end;
</source>


==External Links==
* [http://enesce.com/help/index.html?Functions/FormatDate.html Scripting Manual page for FormatDate]

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