File Content Extraction 26.1
XML Export SDK C Programming Guide

# Date and Time Formats

This section lists the supported Notes and File Content Extraction date and time formats for use with <format>, <date>, and <date_kv>.

## Lotus Notes Date and Time Formats

This section lists supported Lotus Notes date and time formats, and the integer values that specify each one.

Lotus Notes date and time formats

Format | Integer Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
`TDFMT_FULL` | 0 | (The Notes default) Year, month, and day
`TDFMT_CPARTIAL` | 1 | Month and day, year if not this year
`TDFMT_PARTIAL` | 2 | Month and day
`TDFMT_DPARTIAL` | 3 | Year and month
`TDFMT_FULL4` | 4 | Four-digit year, month, and day
`TDFMT_CPARTIAL4` | 5 | Month and day, four-digit year if not this year
`TDFMT_DPARTIAL4` | 6 | Four-digit year and month
`TTFMT_FULL` | 0 | (Notes default) Hour, minute, and second
`TTFMT_PARTIAL` | 1 | Hour and minute
`TTFMT_HOUR` | 2 | Hour
`TZFMT_NEVER` | 0 | (Notes default) All time zones are converted to the current time zone
`TZFMT_SOMETIMES` | 1 | Show only when outside the current time zone
`TZFMT_ALWAYS` | 2 | Show for all time zones
`TSFMT_DATE` | 0 | Date
`TSFMT_TIME` | 1 | Time
`TSFMT_DATETIME` | 2 | (The Notes default) Date and time
`TSFMT_CDATETIME` | 4 | Date and time, or time today or time yesterday

## File Content Extraction Date and Time Formats

This section lists File Content Extraction date and time formats. The formats use the following syntax:

Month | `Month` = full month name `Mon` = abbreviated month name `m` = month (number) `mm` = two-digit month (leading 0)
Weekday | `Weekday` = full weekday name `Wday` = abbreviated weekday name
Year | `yy` = two-digit year `yyyy` = four-digit year
>Day | `d` = day (number) `dd` = two-digit day (leading 0)
Time | `h` = 12-hour `H` = 24-hour `m` = minutes `s` = seconds `P` = AM/PM `p` = am/pm
Separators | `_` = space `c` = comma `s` = slash `a` = dash `o` = dot

File Content Extraction date and time formats

Format | Output | Integer Value
--- | --- | ---
12-Hour and 24-Hour Time Formats
`KVDTF_P` | `P` | 1
`KVDTF_P_hmm` | `P h:mm` | 2
`KVDTF_hmm_P` | `h:mm P` | 3
`KVDTF_P_hhmm` | `P hh:mm` | 4
`KVDTF_hhmm_P` | `hh:mm P` | 5
`KVDTF_P_hmmss` | `P h:mm:ss` | 6
`KVDTF_hmmss_P` | `h:mm:ss P` | 7
`KVDTF_P_hhmmss` | `P hh:mm:ss` | 8
`KVDTF_hhmmss_P` | `hh:mm:ss P` | 9
`KVDTF_Hmm` | `H:mm` | 10
`KVDTF_HHmm` | `HH:mm` | 11
`KVDTF_mmss` | `mm:ss` | 12
`KVDTF_Hmmss` | `H:mm:ss` | 13
`KVDTF_HHmmss` | `HH:mm:ss` | 14
Numerical Date Formats with Slashes
`KVDTF_mmsdd` | `mm/dd` | 15
`KVDTF_msdsyy` | `m/d/yy` | 16
`KVDTF_mmsddsyy` | `mm/dd/yy` | 17
`KVDTF_mmsddsyyyy` | `mm/dd/yyyy` | 18
`KVDTF_ddsmm` | `dd/mm` | 19
`KVDTF_ddsmmsyy` | `dd/mm/yy` | 20
`KVDTF_ddsmmsyy_Hmm` | `dd/mm/yy H:mm` | 21
`KVDTF_ddsmm_P_hmm` | `dd/mm P h:mm` | 22
`KVDTF_ddsmm_hmm_P` | `dd/mm h:mm P` | 23
`KVDTF_ddsmm_P_hhmm` | `dd/mm P hh:mm` | 24
`KVDTF_ddsmm_hhmm_P` | `dd/mm hh:mm P` | 25
`KVDTF_ddsmmsyy_P_hmm` | `dd/mm/yy P h:mm` | 26
`KVDTF_ddsmmsyy_hmm_P` | `dd/mm/yy h:mm P` | 27
`KVDTF_ddsmmsyy_P_hmmss` | `dd/mm/yy P h:mm:ss` | 28
`KVDTF_ddsmmsyy_hmmss_P` | `dd/mm/yy h:mm:ss P` | 29
`KVDTF_ddsmmsyy_P_hhmmss` | `dd/mm/yy P hh:mm:ss` | 30
`KVDTF_ddsmmsyy_hhmmss_P` | `dd/mm/yy hh:mm:ss P` | 31
`KVDTF_yysmmsdd_P_hhmmss` | `yy/mm/dd P hh:mm:ss` | 32
`KVDTF_yysmmsdd_hhmmss_P` | `yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss P` | 33
`KVDTF_msdsyy_Hmm` | `m/d/yy H:mm` | 34
`KVDTF_mmsddsyy_Hmm` | `mm/dd/yy H:mm` | 35
`KVDTF_msdsyy_P_hmm` | `m/d/yy P h:mm` | 36
`KVDTF_msdsyy_hmm_P` | `m/d/yy h:mm P` | 37
`KVDTF_mmsddsyy_hmm_P` | `mm/dd/yy h:mm P` | 38
`KVDTF_mmsdd_P_hhmm` | `mm/dd P hh:mm` | 39
`KVDTF_mmsdd_hhmm_P` | `mm/dd hh:mm P` | 40
`KVDTF_mmsddsyy_P_hhmmss` | `mm/dd/yy P hh:mm:ss` | 41
`KVDTF_mmsddsyy_hhmmss_P` | `mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss P` | 42
`KVDTF_msd` | `m/d` | 43
`KVDTF_yysm` | `yy/m` | 44
`KVDTF_yysmm` | `yy/mm` | 45
`KVDTF_yysmsd` | `yy/m/d` | 46
`KVDTF_yysmmsdd` | `yy/mm/dd` | 47
`KVDTF_yyyysmmsdd` | `yyyy/mm/dd` | 48
Numerical Date Formats with Dashes
`KVDTF_ddammayy` | `dd-mm-yy` | 49
`KVDTF_mmadd` | `mm-dd` | 50
`KVDTF_mmayy` | `mm-yy` | 51
`KVDTF_yyammadd` | `yy-mm-dd` | 52
`KVDTF_yyyyammadd` | `yyyy-mm-dd` | 53
`KVDTF_yyyyammaddaHHmmss` | `yyyy-mm-dd-HH:mm:ss` | 54
Numerical Date Formats with Dots
`KVDTF_yyomod` | `yy.m.d` | 55
`KVDTF_yyommodd` | `yy.mm.dd` | 56
`KVDTF_mod` | `m.d` | 57
`KVDTF_mmodd` | `mm.dd` | 58
Numerical and String Date Formats with Dashes, Commas, and Spaces
`KVDTF_ddaMon` | `dd-Mon` | 59
`KVDTF_daMonayy` | `d-Mon-yy` | 60
`KVDTF_ddaMonayy` | `dd-Mon-yy` | 61
`KVDTF_ddaMonayyyy` | `dd-Mon-yyyy` | 62
`KVDTF_Mon` | `Mon` | 63
`KVDTF_Monayy` | `Mon-yy` | 64
`KVDTF_Monayyyy` | `Mon-yyyy` | 65
`KVDTF_Monaddayy` | `Mon-dd-yy` | 66
`KVDTF_yyammadd_P_hhmmss` | `yy-mm-dd P hh:mm:ss` | 67
`KVDTF_mmadd_P_hhmm` | `mm-dd P hh:mm` | 68
`KVDTF_Mon_yy` | `Mon yy` | 69
`KVDTF_Monc_yy` | `Mon, yy` | 70
`KVDTF_Month` | `Month` | 71
`KVDTF_Monthayy` | `Month-yy` | 72
`KVDTF_Month_yy` | `Month yy` | 73
`KVDTF_Monthc_yy` | `Month, yy` | 74
`KVDTF_Monthayyyy` | `Month-yyyy` | 75
`KVDTF_Month_yyyy` | `Month yyyy` | 76
`KVDTF_Monthc_yyyy` | `Month, yyyy` | 77
`KVDTF_Mon_dc_yyyy` | `Mon d, yyyy` | 78
`KVDTF_d_Monc_yyyy` | `d Mon, yyyy` | 79
`KVDTF_yyyy_Mon_d` | `yyyy Mon d` | 80
`KVDTF_Month_dc_yyyy` | `Month d, yyyy` | 81
`KVDTF_d_Monthc_yyyy` | `d Month, yyyy` | 82
`KVDTF_yyyy_Month_d` | `yyyy Month d` | 83
Weekday Date Formats
`KVDTF_Wday` | `Wday` | 84
`KVDTF_Weekday` | `Weekday` | 85
`KVDTF_Wdayc_Mon_dc_yyyy` | `Wday, Mon d, yyyy` | 86
`KVDTF_Weekdayc_Month_dc_yyyy` | `Weekday, Month d, yyyy` | 87
`KVDTF_Weekdayc_d_Monthc_yyyy` | `Weekday, d Month, yyyy` | 88

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Product: File Content Extraction 26.1

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