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Advanced FormatDate Function

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Submitted on: 1/8/2002 9:33:17 AM
By: Jos Krause 
Level: Beginner
User Rating: By 9 Users
Compatibility: ASP (Active Server Pages), HTML, VbScript (browser/client side)
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     The purpose of this code is to provide any user with the ability to 'Format' various date & time related information as the user desires. This includes the usage of normal strings amongst the code.

 
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1/8/2002 9:46:54 AMJos Krause

If any of you find bugs specific for this code please notify me, thank you!
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4/18/2002 6:13:31 PMBruce

Great code!

There is, however, a but. In NZ I am getting...
FormatDate("l the jS of F") Aprilriday the 19th of April


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10/28/2002 6:48:42 AMHohl David

Execellent!!!

The Convert between English date and German date is perfect.

GREAT!!!
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9/2/2003 4:15:28 AM

The functions are OK, bu I only can see todays date or instant hour an minute.
How can I pass another date into the function, i.e 2003/12/31?
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8/5/2004 4:26:12 PM

Awesome! Saved me a great deal of time!
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12/15/2004 12:24:30 PM

I am workin gon a library management project where I need to calculate whether a book was returned late. I have put the issue date and the return date. What is the code to calculate this.
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5/2/2005 10:20:28 PM

i like the code, it was clear in explanation. 10q
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1/19/2009 5:34:38 AMRCrizt

Nice Code............
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