MS AccessFormat() Function
Example
Format the "BirthDate" column to a long date:
SELECT Format(BirthDate, "Long Date") AS FormattedBirthDate
FROM Employees;
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Definition and Usage
The Format() function formats a date value with the specified format.
Syntax
Format(value,format,firstdayofweek,firstweekofyear)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
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| value | Required. The date value to format |
| format | Optional. The format to use.
| Format | Description |
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| General Date | Showsvalue as a date based on the system settings | | Long Date | Showsvalue as a date based on the system's long date settings | | Medium Date | Showsvalue as a date based on the system's medium date settings | | Short Date | Showsvalue as a date based on the system's short date settings | | Long Time | Showsvalue as a date based on the system's long time settings | | Medium Time | Showsvalue as a date based on the system's medium time settings | | Short Time | Showsvalue as a date based on the system's short time settings |
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| firstdayofweek | Optional. Specifies the first day of the week. Can be one of the following values:- 0 = Use the NLS API setting
- 1 = Sunday (this is default)
- 2 = Monday
- 3 = Tuesday
- 4 = Wednesday
- 5 = Thursday
- 6 = Friday
- 7 = Saturday
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| firstdayofyear | Optional. Specifies the first week of the year. Can be one of the following values:- 0 = Use the NLS API setting
- 1 = Use the first week that includes Jan 1st (default)
- 2 = Use the first week in the year that has at least 4 days
- 3 = Use the first full week of the year
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Technical Details
| Works in: | From Access 2000 |
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