Bematech LB-1000 - Format$( )

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Description
Returns the current date and time according to the setting of your printer.
Syntax
FORMAT$(expression [, style$] )
Parameter Description
expression Required. Any valid expression.
style$ Optional. A valid named or user-defined format string expression.
Predefined date/time format
Description
General Date
Shows date and time.
Long Date
Uses the Long Date format.
Medium Date
Uses the dd
-
mmm
-
yy format.
Short Date
Uses the Short Date format.
Long Time
Shows the hour, minu
te, second, and "AM" or "PM" using the h:mm:ss format.
Medium Time
Shows the hour, minute, and "AM" or "PM" using the "hh:mm AM/PM" format.
Short Time
Shows the hour and minute using the hh:mm format.
User
-
defined date/time formats
Description
c
Dis
play the date as ddddd and display the time as ttttt, in that order.
d
Display the day as a number without a leading zero (1
-
31).
dd
Display the day as a number with a leading zero (01
-
31).
ddd
Display the day as an abbreviation (Sun
-
Sat).
dddd
D
isplay the day as a full name (Sunday
-
Saturday).
ddddd
Display a date serial number as a complete date (including day, month, and year), formatted according to your
system's short date format setting. The default short date format is m/d/yyyy.
dddddd
D
isplay the date as a complete date (including day, month, and year),
formatted
according to the long date
setting recognized by your system. The default long date format is dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy.
w
Display the day of the week as a number (1 for Sunday thro
ugh 7 for Saturday).
ww
Display the week of the year as a number (1
-
53).
m
Display the month as a number without a leading zero (1
-
12). If m immediately follows h or hh, the minute rather
than the month is displayed.
mm
Display the month as a number
with a leading zero (01
-
12). If mm immediately follows h or hh, the minute rather
than the month is displayed.
mmm
Display the month as an abbreviation (Jan
-
Dec).
mmmm
Display the month as a full month name (January
-
December).
q
Display the quart
er of the year as a number (1
-
4).
y
Display the day of the year as a number (1
-
366).
yy
Display the year as a 2
-
digit number (00
-
99).
yyyy
Display the year as a 4
-
digit number (100
-
9999).
h
Display the hour as a number without leading zeros (0
-
23).
hh
Display the hour as a number with leading zeros (00
-
23).
n
Display the minute as a number without leading zeros (0
-
59).
nn
Display the minute as a number with leading zeros (00
-
59).
s
Display the second as a number without leading zeros
(0
-
59).
ss
Display the second as a number with leading zeros (00
-
59).
ttttt
Display a time as a complete time (including hour, minute, and second). The default time format is h:mm:ss
AM/PM.
AM/PM
Display an uppercase AM with any hour before noon; d
isplay an uppercase PM with any hour between noon and
11:59 P.M.
am/pm
Display a lowercase AM with any hour before noon; display a lowercase PM with any hour between noon and
11:59 P.M.
A/P
Display an uppercase A with any hour before noon; display an upp
ercase P with any hour between noon and
11:59 P.M.
a/p
Display a lowercase A with any hour before noon;
display a lowercase P with any hour between noon and 11:59
P.M.
AMPM
AMPM can be either uppercase or lowercase, but the case of the string displayed m
atches the string as defined
by your system settings.
\
Display the next character in the format string.
"
string
"
Display the string inside the double quotation marks.
Note: It is supported in firmware V6.81EZ or later.