VBScript FormatDateTime function

May 13, 2021 VBScript

The VBScript FormatDateTime function returns an expression formatted as a date or time.

The FormatDateTime function formats and returns an expression of a valid date or time.

FormatDateTime(date,format)

parameter	describe
date	Required.Any valid date expression (such as Date () or now ()).
format	Optional.Specifies the format value of the date / time format used. The following value can be used: 0 = VBGENERALDATE - the default.Return Date: MM / DD / YY and if specified time: hh: mm: SS PM / AM. 1 = VBLONGDATE - Back Date: Weekday, Monthname, Year 2 = VBSHORTDATE - Back Date: mm / dd / yy 3 = vblongtime - Return Time: hh: mm: SS PM / AM 4 = VBSHORTTIME - Return Time: hh: mm

parameter

describe

date

Required.Any valid date expression (such as Date () or now ()).

format

Optional.Specifies the format value of the date / time format used.

The following value can be used:

0 = VBGENERALDATE - the default.Return Date: MM / DD / YY and if specified time: hh: mm: SS PM / AM.
1 = VBLONGDATE - Back Date: Weekday, Monthname, Year
2 = VBSHORTDATE - Back Date: mm / dd / yy
3 = vblongtime - Return Time: hh: mm: SS PM / AM
4 = VBSHORTTIME - Return Time: hh: mm

Show dates in different formats:

The above example output results:

2/16/2010 1:45:00 PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
2/16/2010
1:45:00 PM
13:45