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DateTimeAsSerial ( DateTime ; ElemSep ; SectSep )

Returns the date and time in a TEXT string that can be ordered properly.

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Doug Larsen - Show more from this author August Technology http://www.AugustTech.com

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Right ( "0000" & GetAsText ( Year ( DateTime) ) ; 4 ) & ElemSep & Right ( "00" & GetAsText ( Month ( DateTime) ) ; 2 ) & ElemSep & Right ( "00" & GetAsText ( Day ( DateTime) ) ; 2 ) & SectSep & Right ( "00" & GetAsText ( Hour ( DateTime) ) ; 2 ) & ElemSep & Right ( "00" & GetAsText ( Minute ( DateTime) ) ; 2 ) & ElemSep & Right ( "00" & GetAsText ( Seconds ( DateTime) ) ; 2 ) /* Returns the date and time in a TEXT string that can be ordered properly. Works well for appending to filenames to capture sequential print jobs. Parameters: DateTime = TimeStamp ElemSep = Element Separator (separates neighboring elements) SectSep = Section Separator (separates the date from the time) By: Doug Larsen */ Click to copy

Returns the date and time in a TEXT string that can be ordered (sorted) properly.
Works well for appending to filenames to capture sequential print jobs.

 

Comments

		Jim Harris, Bridgewater, NJ Jan 30, 2009
Works great !! I converted a FMPro timestamp field into one that was sortable. Thank you very much. Joel

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