Reminder

• the input masks that define the characters that can be typed in the controls found in a window or in a page. Sometimes, these masks can also be used to modify the case (uppercase/lowercase characters) of the values assigned to the window controls or to the page controls programmatically.
• the display masks that define the characters that can be:
  • displayed in the window controls.
  • printed in the report controls.

• the "Date defined by project" input mask is selected: the information defined in the date management parameters for the project is automatically taken into account. Reminder: These parameters are defined for each language in the "Languages" tab of the project description:
  1. On the "Project" tab, in the "Project" group, click "Description".
  2. Select the "Languages" tab then the "Date" tab.
  3. The format used corresponds to:
     • the settings of the operating system,
     • the specified parameters (with the defined days and months).
• the "Same mask as the input" display mask is selected.

• In a report, when creating a preset Date control, the wizard allows you to select the display format of the control.
• A list of preset masks is proposed in the description window of the control. You can:
  • select a preset mask.
  • create a custom mask.
• New in version 2025
  To improve control over the dates entered, incorrect dates are automatically corrected (when entering the month or year):

  • the entry of a day "31" for a month containing only 30 days is automatically corrected: the 31 is changed to 30.
  • the entry of "February 29" for a year in which the month of February contains only 28 days is automatically corrected: the 29 is changed to 28.

• the date defined by the project. The date defined by the project depends on the date format selected in the parameters of the project language ("Project .. Project description", "Language" tab, language options about the date).
• 'DD/MM/YYYY' ("01/02/1979" for example)
• 'DD/MM/YY' ("01/02/79" for example)
• 'DDD DD' ("Tue 15" for example)
• 'MM/DD/YYYY' ("02/01/1979" for example)
• 'MM/DD/YY' ("02/01/79" for example)
• 'YYYY/MM/DD' ("1979/02/01" for example)
• 'YY/MM/DD' ("79/02/01" for example)
• 'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:SS' ("01/02/1979 21:35:15" for example)
• 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm:SS' ("02/01/1979 21:35:15" for example)
• 'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:SS:CC' ("01/02/1979 21:35:15:10" for example)
• 'MM/DD/AAAA HH:mm:SS:CC' ("02/01/1979 21:35:15:10" for example)
• 'DDDD DD MMMM YYYY' ("Thursday 01 february 1979" for example)
• 'Dddd DD Mmmm YYYY' ("Tuesday 13 June 2000" for example)
• 'Dddd DD Mmm YYYY' ("Saturday 01 Dec 2001" for example)

• Date (HTML5)
• Date and Time (HTML5)
• Relative duration (yesterday, in 3 days, ...).
  This "Relative duration" mask is not available.

• 'DDDD' (corresponding day of the week, "Thursday" for example. The case used depends on the language options of the project.)
• DDDD' (corresponding day of the week with the first letter capitalized, e.g. Monday)
  This notation is not available.
• ddddd' (corresponding day of the week with the first letter forced into lower case, e.g. Monday)
  This notation is not available.
• 'DDD' (abbreviation of the day of the week, "Thu" for example)
• DDD' (abbreviation for the day of the week with the first letter capitalized, e.g.: Mon)
  This notation is not available.
• ddd' (abbreviation for the day of the week with the first letter forced into lower case, e.g.: mon)
  This notation is not available.
• 'DD' (date in digits, "25" for example)
• 'MMMM' (month spelled out, "January" for example. The case used depends on the language options of the project.)
• Mmmm' (month spelled out with the first letter capitalized, e.g. January)
  This notation is not available.
• mmmm' (month spelled out with the first letter forced into lower case, e.g. January)
  This notation is not available.
• 'MMM' (abbreviation of the month, "Jan" for example)
• Mmm' (month abbreviation with the first letter capitalized, e.g. Jan)
  This notation is not available.
• mmm' (month abbreviation with the first letter forced into lower case, e.g. jan)
  This notation is not available.
• 'MM' (month in digits, "06" for example)
• 'YYYY' (year on four digits, "2001" for example)
• 'YY' (last two digits of the year, "01" for example)
• 'HH' (hour in digits, "13" for example)
• 'mm' (minutes in digits, "32" for example)
• 'SS' (seconds in digits, "46" for example)

Customized input masks are managed in display mode only: they are not available when the user enters the Edit control field.