Set Date/Time Format (Configuration - Display - Folder)
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The Set Date/Time Format branch under Configuration - Display - Folder has the following options:

 

Format string

This field may be used to specify the format of the string used to display date and time during a file compare.  Users may type the desired format string directly in the format string field or use the Format Elements button to select and insert string elements as desired.

 

Alignment

Users may select Left, Center, or Right to control the position of the date/time string in the associated folder compare columns.

 

Restore System Format

If this button is pressed, the default system format for date/time strings will be restored.

 

Format Elements

Pressing this button presents a popup menu where the user may select elements to be included in the Format string field.  Items selected from the Format Elements popup menu will automatically be inserted into the Format string field.  If preferred, users may refer to the tables below and type the desired format directly into the Format string field.

 

Time Elements

The special characters that may be used for time elements are as follows:

h

Hour (1-12)

hh

Hour (01-12)

H

Hour (0-23)

HH

Hour (00-23)

m

Minute (0-59)

mm

Minute (00-59)

s

Second (0-59)

ss

Second (00-59)

t

A/P

tt

AM/PM

 

Date Elements

The special characters that may be used for date elements are as follows:

d

Day

dd

Day (2 digits)

ddd

Day Name (abbr.)

dddd

Day Name (full)

M

Month

MM

Month (2 digits)

MMM

Month Name (abbr.)

MMMM

Month Name (full)

yy

Year (2 digits)

yyyy

Year (4 digits)

D

Day of Year

DDD

Day of Year (3 digits)

w

Week Number

ww

Week Number (2 digits)

 

Separator Elements

The special characters that may be used for separator elements are as follows:

~

Separator (space)

/

Date Separator

:

Time Separator

 

Users may enter other characters to use as separator elements as desired.

 

Result string

This field displays a sample string showing how the date/time string will be displayed with the specified elements.