When formatting dates how does one distinguish between the standard format 'd' - Short date as 8/20/2011 (pg 171) and the custom format 'd' - Day of month between 1 and 31 (pg 172)?

Keith

I think it uses the context to figure out which to use. If the format string is a single character, it assumes it is a standard format. If it's a series of characters, it assumes d means day number.

That doesn't mean it always does something sensible. If you use the string "yd" it displays the two-digit year and the day number. For today, it gives 1127. Because it's not a single character formatting string, it assumes d means day number. That doesn't mean this is a value you would find useful.

Other formatting characters can give other sometimes confusing results depending on the context.

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Thank you. When I see the same thing doing several things I just have to ask.

Keith