string GetDate(string sFormat=NULL)

Return values

Returns a string with the current time, formatted as specified by the parameter sFormat, or in the default format.

Parameters

sFormat

Optional string containing an alternate format of the returned time. The default format is YY-MM-DD. See remarks section for flags that can be used.

Remarks

Returns a string with the time contained in the instance, the default format is YY-MM-DD. By suppling your own format code you can alter the way the time is returned.

Format flags

%a - Abbreviated weekday name

%A - Full weekday name

%b - Abbreviated month name

%B - Full month name

%c - Date and time representation appropriate for locale

%d - Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31)

%H - Hour in 24-hour format (00 – 23)

%I - Hour in 12-hour format (01 – 12)

%j - Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366)

%m - Month as decimal number (01 – 12)

%M - Minute as decimal number (00 – 59)

%p - Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock

%S - Second as decimal number (00 – 59)

%U - Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53)

%w - Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0)

%W - Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53)

%x - Date representation for current locale

%X - Time representation for current locale

%y - Year without century, as decimal number (00 – 99)

%Y - Year with century, as decimal number

%z, %Z - Time-zone name or abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown