Example
Format the “BirthDate” column to display as a long date.
SELECT Format(BirthDate, “Long Date”) AS FormattedBirthDate
FROM Employees; |
Definition and Usage
The FORMAT() function formats a date value according to the specified format.
Syntax
| Format(value, format, firstdayofweek, firstweekofyear) |
Parameter Values
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Parameter
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Description
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value
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Mandatory. The date value that will be formatted according to the specified format.
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format
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Optional. Specifies the format in which the date value will be displayed or converted.
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FORMAT
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DESCRIPTION
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General Date
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Displays the value as a date according to the current system configuration.
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Long Date
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Displays the value formatted as a date according to the system’s long date settings.
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Medium Date
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Displays the value formatted as a date according to the system’s medium date settings.
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Short Date
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Displays the value formatted as a date according to the system’s short date settings.
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Long Time
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Displays the value formatted as a date according to the system’s long time settings.
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Medium Time
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Displays the value formatted as a date according to the system’s medium time settings.
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Short Time
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Displays the value formatted as a date according to the system’s short time settings.
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firstdayofweek
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Specifies the optional setting for the first day of the week, which can be defined using the following values:
- 0: Use the NLS API setting
- 1: Sunday (default)
- 2: Monday
- 3: Tuesday
- 4: Wednesday
- 5: Thursday
- 6: Friday
- 7: Saturday
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firstdayofyear
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Specifies an optional setting for the first week of the year, with the following values:
- 0: Use the NLS API setting
- 1: Use the first week that includes January 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
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WORKS IN
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From Access 2000
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