VBA-Excel: Date-Time Functions – FormatDateTime()

Description:

The FormatDateTime function takes date as a parameter and returns the specified formatted date or time.

Format:

FormatDateTime(strDate[,strFormat])

 Arguments:

strDate
- Mandatory
- Type: Date
- Date which needs to be formatted.

strFormat
- Optional
- Type: Numeric
- Numeric value which represents the format in which the date to be converted, if not provided any value, vbGeneralDate, 0 will be taken as default.

Constant	Value	Description
vbGeneralDate	0	Default, Returns Date: mm/dd/yyyy and if time specified: hh:mm:ss PM/AM
vbLongDate	1	Returns Date: weekDay,month Name, Year
vbShortDate	2	Returns Date: mm/dd/yyyy
vbLongTime	3	Returns Time: hh:mm:ss PM/AM
vbShortTime	4	Returns Time: hh:mm

Example :

Function FnFormateDateTime()

   Dim strDate

   Dim strResult

   strDate = Now

   strResult = "General Format Date is: " & FormatDateTime(strDate) & vbCrLf

   strResult = strResult & "Long Format Date is: " & FormatDateTime(strDate, vbLongDate) & vbCrLf

   strResult = strResult & "Short Format Date is: " & FormatDateTime(strDate, vbShortDate) & vbCrLf

   strResult = strResult & "Long Format Time is: " & FormatDateTime(strDate, vbLongTime) & vbCrLf

   strResult = strResult & "Short Format Time is: " & FormatDateTime(strDate, vbShortTime) & vbCrLf

   MsgBox strResult

End Function

FormatDateTime()

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