Returns the date in the PC's regional settings format
#include <Date.au3>
_DateTimeFormat ( $sDate, $sType )
| $sDate | Input date in the format "YYYY/MM/DD[ HH:MM:SS]" |
| $sType | one the following: 0 - Display a date and/or time. If there is a date part, display it as a short date. If there is a time part, display it as a long time. If present, both parts are displayed. 1 - Display a date using the long date format specified in your computer's regional settings. 2 - Display a date using the short date format specified in your computer's regional settings. 3 - Display a time using the time format specified in your computer's regional settings. 4 - Display a time using the 24-hour format (hh:mm). 5 - Display a time using the 24-hour format (hh:mm:ss). |
| Success: | the date in proper format. |
| Failure: | 0 and set the @error flag to non-zero. |
| @error: | 1 - Invalid $sDate 2 - Invalid $sType |
See _DateTimeSplit() for other possible variations of the input date format.
#include <Date.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
; Show current date/time in the pc's format
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Pc Long format", _DateTimeFormat(_NowCalc(), 1))
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Pc Short format", _DateTimeFormat(_NowCalc(), 2))