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.