Contents of the Format Date and Time Dialog Box for Bank Codes

Use these fields and options to determine how the date and time are formatted in the text file for a bank code.

Field Description
Type

Click in this field, and select the date type from the list.

The options (with examples in parenthesis) are:

  • Short Date (8/21/2017)

  • Medium Date (August 21, 2017)

  • Long Date (Thursday, August 21, 2017)

  • Short Date and Time (8/21/2017 04:11:44)

  • Time (04:11:44)

After you select a date type, to further modify it, select or clear the check boxes in the Date options section. For example, clear the Display day check box to remove the display of the day from the date.

Sample This field displays an example of how the date and time will display, based on your selection in the Type field and the options that you chose in the Date options and Time options sections.

Date Options Section

After you select the date type, use this section to further define how the date displays. This section is fully enabled when you select Short date, Medium date, Long date, or Short date and time in the Type field. When you select Time in the Type field, only the Display four digit year and Display leading zeros check boxes are enabled.

Field Description
Use Separator from Regional Settings Select this check box to use the separator that is entered in your Microsoft Windows regional settings as the separator between the day, month, and year in the date.
Date Separator

From the drop-down list, select the character to use as a separator between the day, month, and year. This field is enabled only if you do not select the Use separator from regional settings check box.

Date Order From the drop-down list, select the order of the month, day, and year in the date.
Display Day Select this check box if you want the day included in the date. Clear the check box if you want to omit the day from the date.
Display Month Select this check box if you want the month included in the date. Clear the check box if you want to omit the month from the date.
Display Year Select this check box if you want the year included in the date. Clear the check box if you want to omit the year from the date.
Display Four Digit Year Select this check box if you want the year displayed with four digits. Clear this check box if you want the year displayed with two digits.
Display Leading Zeros

Select this check box if you want leading zeros displayed in dates. For example, the month of August displays as 08 instead of 8. Clear this check box if you do not want leading zeros displayed in dates.

Time Options Section

Use this section to determine how the time (hours, minutes, and seconds) is formatted. This section is enabled only when you select Short Date and Time or Time in the Type field.

Field Description
Use Separator from Regional Settings Select this check box to use the separator that is entered in your Microsoft Windows regional settings as the separator between hours, minutes, and seconds.
Time Separator From the drop-down list, select the character to use as a separator between hours, minutes, and seconds.
24-hour clock Select this check box if you want the displayed time to be based on 24 hours, numbered from 0 to 23.
Display AM/PM Select this check box if you want the labels AM and PM included with the time.