Overview
Two formats are used by the Date and Time edit controls and by the Calendar controls:
- The format of the displayed value (called input mask): this format is used to display the date or the time in the edit control.
- The format of the value returned by the program or transferred into an item.
If the input mask and the returned value are not identical, the conversion is automatically performed when saving the associated record.
The format of returned value is typed in the window editor, in the "Details" tab of the description window of Date or Time edit controls.
..MemoryFormat is used to find out and modify the format of the value returned for:
Versions 21 and later
New in version 21
Versions 17 and later
New in version 17 Syntax
Finding out the returned value Hide the details
<Returned value> = <Control used>..MemoryFormat
<Returned value>: Character string
Format currently used for the returned value of the specified control.For edit controls and columns of a Table control, the "As is" option is selected if this parameter corresponds to an empty string (""): in this case, the returned value corresponds to the input mask (returned by
..InputMask).
For the Calendar controls, the default format is used ("YYYYMMDD") if this parameter corresponds to an empty string ("").
<Control used>: Control name
Name of control used: - "Date" or "Time" edit control,
- "Date" or "Time" column of a Table control,
- Calendar control.
Remarks
..MemoryFormat only applies to: