Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition FormatDateTime Function | Language Reference Version 2

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##### Description

> Returns an expression formatted as a date or time.

##### Syntax

> FormatDateTime(Date[, NamedFormat])

> The FormatDateTime function syntax has these parts:

> Part | Description
> Date | Required. Date expression to be formatted.
> NamedFormat | Optional. Numeric value that indicates the date/time format used. If omitted, vbGeneralDate is used.

##### Settings

> The NamedFormat argument has the following settings:

> Constant | Value | Description
> vbGeneralDate | 0 | Display a date and/or time. If there is a date part, display it as a short date. If there is a time part, display it as a long time. If present, both parts are displayed.
> vbLongDate | 1 | Display a date using the long date format specified in your computer's regional settings.
> vbShortDate | 2 | Display a date using the short date format specified in your computer's regional settings.
> vbLongTime | 3 | Display a time using the time format specified in your computer's regional settings.
> vbShortTime | 4 | Display a time using the 24-hour format (hh:mm).

##### Remarks

> The following example uses the FormatDateTime function to format the expression as a long date and assign it to MyDateTime:

> >     Function GetCurrentDate
> >       'FormatDateTime formats Date in long date
> >       GetCurrentDate = FormatDateTime(Date, 1)
> >     End Function

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