Note: The class DATE_TIME_CODE is based on the date/time to string conversion
suggested by TCAM.

                      DATE / TIME to STRING Conversion

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DATE / TIME to STRING format conversion codes

The following list format conversion codes. These
are all nicked direct from Excel:



         Code  Description

           dd  day - numeric

        [0]dd  day - numeric (padded with '0' to 2 figures)

          ddd  day - text (3 letters e.g "Mon", "Tue")

         yyyy  year - numeric (4 figures)

           yy  year - numeric (2 figures)

           mm  month - numeric

        [0]mm  month - numeric (padded with '0' to 2 figures)

          mmm  month - text (3 letters e.g "Dec", "Jan")

           hh  hour - numeric (24 hour clock scale by default)

        [0]hh  hour - numeric (padded with '0' to 2 figures)

         hh12  hour - numeric (12 hour clock scale)

           mi  minute - numeric

        [0]mi  minute - numeric (padded with '0' to 2 figures)

           ss  seconds - numeric

        [0]ss  seconds - numeric (padded with '0' to 2 figures)

        ff<n>  fractional seconds - numeric (precise to <n> figures)

            :

            /

            -  separators e.g. "03/Aug/97"

            ,


These are some examples of suggested STRING output, together with the format
codes that would create that output:

                                 Code  Output

                              yy/m/dd  97/8/18

                            mmm-dd-yy  Aug-18-97

                           dd,mm,yyyy  18,Aug,1997

                             hh-mi-ss  13-06-32

                           hh12,mi,ss  1,06,32 pm

                           hh12:mi:ff  1:06:32.25 pm

                            hh:mi:ff3  13:06:32.248

              [0]mm/dd/yy hh12:mi:ff3  08/18/97 1:06:32.248 pm

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