| Subject | Re: [ib-support] Firebird DATEFORMAT |
|---|---|
| Author | peter@cyionics.com |
| Post date | 2003-05-31T17:47:12Z |
Hi German
I am using Firebird with delphi and I add timestamp info to lots of my tables.
I have the column defined as timestamp , with the default set to now.
Looking in the data for my tables they do come out in the correct format ie dd/mm/yyyy
Delphi does provide formating functions for time date to set them to other formats, but it will use your regonal settings by default
FormatDateTime used by types TDateField, TTimeField, TDateTimeField
function FormatDateTime(const Format: string; DateTime: TDateTime): string;
Description
FormatDateTime formats the TDateTime value given by DateTime using the format given by Format. The following format specifiers are supported:
Specifier Displays
c Displays the date using the format given by the ShortDateFormat global variable, followed by the time using the format given by the LongTimeFormat global variable. The time is not displayed if the fractional part of the DateTime value is zero.
d Displays the day as a number without a leading zero (1-31).
dd Displays the day as a number with a leading zero (01-31).
ddd Displays the day as an abbreviation (Sun-Sat) using the strings given by the ShortDayNames global variable.
dddd Displays the day as a full name (Sunday-Saturday) using the strings given by the LongDayNames global variable.
ddddd Displays the date using the format given by the ShortDateFormat global variable.
dddddd Displays the date using the format given by the LongDateFormat global variable.
m Displays the month as a number without a leading zero (1-12). If the m specifier immediately follows an h or hh specifier, the minute rather than the month is displayed.
mm Displays the month as a number with a leading zero (01-12). If the mm specifier immediately follows an h or hh specifier, the minute rather than the month is displayed.
mmm Displays the month as an abbreviation (Jan-Dec) using the strings given by the ShortMonthNames global variable.
mmmm Displays the month as a full name (January-December) using the strings given by the LongMonthNames global variable.
yy Displays the year as a two-digit number (00-99).
yyyy Displays the year as a four-digit number (0000-9999).
h Displays the hour without a leading zero (0-23).
hh Displays the hour with a leading zero (00-23).
n Displays the minute without a leading zero (0-59).
nn Displays the minute with a leading zero (00-59).
s Displays the second without a leading zero (0-59).
ss Displays the second with a leading zero (00-59).
z Displays the millisecond without a leading zero (0-999).
zzz Displays the millisecond with a leading zero (000-999).
t Displays the time using the format given by the ShortTimeFormat global variable.
tt Displays the time using the format given by the LongTimeFormat global variable.
am/pm Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays 'am' for any hour before noon, and 'pm' for any hour after noon. The am/pm specifier can use lower, upper, or mixed case, and the result is displayed accordingly.
a/p Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays 'a' for any hour before noon, and 'p' for any hour after noon. The a/p specifier can use lower, upper, or mixed case, and the result is displayed accordingly.
ampm Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays the contents of the TimeAMString global variable for any hour before noon, and the contents of the TimePMString global variable for any hour after noon.
/ Displays the date separator character given by the DateSeparator global variable.
: Displays the time separator character given by the TimeSeparator global variable.
'xx'/"xx" Characters enclosed in single or double quotes are displayed as-is, and do not affect formatting.
Format specifiers may be written in upper case as well as in lower case letters--both produce the same result.
If the string specified by the Format parameter is empty, the TDateTime value is formatted as if a 'c' format specifier had been given.
Rgds
Peter
I am using Firebird with delphi and I add timestamp info to lots of my tables.
I have the column defined as timestamp , with the default set to now.
Looking in the data for my tables they do come out in the correct format ie dd/mm/yyyy
Delphi does provide formating functions for time date to set them to other formats, but it will use your regonal settings by default
FormatDateTime used by types TDateField, TTimeField, TDateTimeField
function FormatDateTime(const Format: string; DateTime: TDateTime): string;
Description
FormatDateTime formats the TDateTime value given by DateTime using the format given by Format. The following format specifiers are supported:
Specifier Displays
c Displays the date using the format given by the ShortDateFormat global variable, followed by the time using the format given by the LongTimeFormat global variable. The time is not displayed if the fractional part of the DateTime value is zero.
d Displays the day as a number without a leading zero (1-31).
dd Displays the day as a number with a leading zero (01-31).
ddd Displays the day as an abbreviation (Sun-Sat) using the strings given by the ShortDayNames global variable.
dddd Displays the day as a full name (Sunday-Saturday) using the strings given by the LongDayNames global variable.
ddddd Displays the date using the format given by the ShortDateFormat global variable.
dddddd Displays the date using the format given by the LongDateFormat global variable.
m Displays the month as a number without a leading zero (1-12). If the m specifier immediately follows an h or hh specifier, the minute rather than the month is displayed.
mm Displays the month as a number with a leading zero (01-12). If the mm specifier immediately follows an h or hh specifier, the minute rather than the month is displayed.
mmm Displays the month as an abbreviation (Jan-Dec) using the strings given by the ShortMonthNames global variable.
mmmm Displays the month as a full name (January-December) using the strings given by the LongMonthNames global variable.
yy Displays the year as a two-digit number (00-99).
yyyy Displays the year as a four-digit number (0000-9999).
h Displays the hour without a leading zero (0-23).
hh Displays the hour with a leading zero (00-23).
n Displays the minute without a leading zero (0-59).
nn Displays the minute with a leading zero (00-59).
s Displays the second without a leading zero (0-59).
ss Displays the second with a leading zero (00-59).
z Displays the millisecond without a leading zero (0-999).
zzz Displays the millisecond with a leading zero (000-999).
t Displays the time using the format given by the ShortTimeFormat global variable.
tt Displays the time using the format given by the LongTimeFormat global variable.
am/pm Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays 'am' for any hour before noon, and 'pm' for any hour after noon. The am/pm specifier can use lower, upper, or mixed case, and the result is displayed accordingly.
a/p Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays 'a' for any hour before noon, and 'p' for any hour after noon. The a/p specifier can use lower, upper, or mixed case, and the result is displayed accordingly.
ampm Uses the 12-hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier, and displays the contents of the TimeAMString global variable for any hour before noon, and the contents of the TimePMString global variable for any hour after noon.
/ Displays the date separator character given by the DateSeparator global variable.
: Displays the time separator character given by the TimeSeparator global variable.
'xx'/"xx" Characters enclosed in single or double quotes are displayed as-is, and do not affect formatting.
Format specifiers may be written in upper case as well as in lower case letters--both produce the same result.
If the string specified by the Format parameter is empty, the TDateTime value is formatted as if a 'c' format specifier had been given.
Rgds
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: German Terrazas Angulo
To: ib-support@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 4:23 PM
Subject: [ib-support] Firebird DATEFORMAT
Hello !
I need to set the Date Format of a Firebird database to DD/MM/YYYY format.
How can I do that ?
thanks,
german
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