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: DATE Insert or save to Variable - < date >() ... [Free]
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Date & Time : DATE Insert or save to Variable
<date>(Format,"Separator",Day leading zero,Month leading zero,Day shift,"Variable for result","Date")
Available in: Free edition
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The command inserts date information (e.g., 02/24/2000) in required format to the currently active window or saves it to required variable. The command uses current date and time unless other date/time is supplied as the last parameter.
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Parameter name
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Parameter description
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1
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Format
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The date format. There are several formats predefined and can be referenced by number:
0 = DDMMYYYY
1 = MMDDYYYY
2 = DD
3 = MM
4 = DDMM
5 = MMDD
6 = MMYYYY
7 = DD_January_YYYY
8 = January_DD_YYYY
9 = Friday_X_January_DD_X_YYYY
10 = Friday_January_DD_X_YYYY
11 = Friday_DD_January
12 = Friday_DD_January_YYYY
13 = Friday
14 = January
15 = YYYY
16 = YY
17 = YYYYMMDD
18 = YYYYDDMM
19 = YYYYMM
20 = Windows user default - short
21 = Windows user default - long
22 = Format for calculations and compare
It is possible to define the format using a free form text with placeholders (for example, DD/MM/YY). Th eplaceholders are:
DD - the day (such as 23)
DN - the day name (such as Monday)
DW - the day of the week (such as 1)
MM - the month (such as 2)
MN - the month name (such as February)
YYYY - the year (such as 2019)
YY - two digits year (such as 19 for 2019)
Note: The format cannot contain comma character and brackets. Use a system variable such as %_vKeyBracketL%.
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2
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Separator
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Separator character: .,/- etc.
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3
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Day leading zero
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If 1, the day is displayed with leading zero (e.g., 02). If 0, the day is displayed without leading zero (e.g., 2).
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4
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Month leading zero
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If 1, the month is displayed with leading zero (e.g., 09). If 0, the month is displayed without leading zero (e.g., 9).
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5
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Day shift
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The date shift in days relative to the current date. 0 for no shift (today's date), -1 for date one day back (yesterday), +1 for date one day later (tomorrow), etc.
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6
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Variable for result
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Variable that receives the date. If this variable name is an empty string, the date is send to active application as a set of keystrokes.
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7
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Date
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Date input - the date to be used instead of the current date. It must be in ISO format (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss).
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Example (Macro Steps):
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<#> <#> Run this example in Notepad:
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Current date is:
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Date & Time : DATE Insert or save to Variable Format=MMDDYYYY, Separator=/, Day leading zero=Yes, Month leading zero = Yes, Day shift = 0, Variable for result =
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\ Current date is:
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5
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Date & Time : DATE Insert or save to Variable Format=Friday January DD X YYYY, Separator=/, Day leading zero=Yes, Month leading zero = Yes, Day shift = 0, Variable for result =
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\ Yesterday:
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7
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Date & Time : DATE Insert or save to Variable Format=MMDDYYYY, Separator=/, Day leading zero=Yes, Month leading zero = Yes, Day shift = -1, Variable for result =
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8
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\ 2020-11-23 in different format:
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9
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Date & Time : DATE Insert or save to Variable Format=Windows user default - long, Separator=/, Day leading zero=Yes, Month leading zero = Yes, Day shift = 0, Variable for result =
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Example (Plain Text):
<#> Run this example in Notepad:
Current date is: <date>(1,"/",1,1,0,"")
Current date is: <date>(10,"/",1,1,0,"")
Yesterday: <date>(1,"/",1,1,-1,"")
2020-11-23 in different format: <date>(21,"/",1,1,0,"","2020-11-23")