Command WR INSERT DATE AND TIME

4D Write

WR INSERT DATE AND TIME

version 6.5.4


WR INSERT DATE AND TIME (area; dateFormat; timeFormat)

ParameterTypeDescription
areaLongint4D Write area
dateFormatIntegerNumber of the date format
timeFormatIntegerNumber of the time format

Description

The WR INSERT DATE AND TIME command allows you to insert at the cursor location a reference that displays the dynamic date and/or time. If there is a current text selection in your document, it will be replaced with the inserted reference.

The dateFormat parameter allows you to set a display format for the date reference.

You must use the following 4D constants, found in the "Date Display Formats" theme:

Date formatConstant (value)
<No date>wr no date format (0)
1/6/00System date short (1)
Thu, Jan 6 2000System date abbreviated (2)
Thursday, January 6 2000System date long (3)
01/06/2000Internal date short special (4)
January 6, 2000Internal date long (5)
Jan 6, 2000Internal date abbreviated (6)
01/06/2000Internal date short (7)

The timeFormat parameter returns the time format number for the inserted reference. You must use the following 4D constants, found in the "Time Display Formats" theme:

Time formatConstant (value)
<No time>wr no time format (0)
HH:MM:SSHH MM SS (1)
HH:MMHH MM (2)
HH hours MM minutes SS secondsHour Min Sec (3)
HH hours MM minutesHour Min (4)
HH:MM AM PMHH MM AM PM (5)

See Also

WR GET DATE AND TIME FORMAT.