# DateFormats

Use this parameter to specify the date formats that can be extracted from a Web page. Use `DateCheck` to specify the parts of a page the connector should check for dates and whether the connector should discard a page when it does not contain any dates in the specified formats.

You can specify the following strings:

YY | Year (2 digits). For example, 99, 00, 01, and so on.
YYYY | Year (4 digits). For example, 1999, 2000, 2001, and so on.
LONGMONTH | For example, January, February, March, and so on. Use `DateLongMonthCSVs` to define the string.
SHORTMONTH | For example, Jan, Feb, and so on. Use `DateMonthCSVs` to define the string.
MM | Month (2 digits). For example, 01, 10, 12, and so on.
M+ | Month (1 or 2 digits). For example, 1,2,3,10, and so on.
DD | Day (2 digits). For example, 01, 02, 03, 12, 23, and so on.
D+ | Day (1 or more digits). For example, 1, 2, 12, 13, 31, and so on.
LONGDAY | 1 or 2 digits with postfix. For example, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and so on. Use `DatePostfixCSVs` to define the postfix string.
HH | Hour (2 digits). For example, 01, 12, 13, and so on.
H+ | Hour (1 or 2 digits). For example, 1, 12, 23, and so on
NN | Minute (2 digits). For example, 01, 10, 59, and so on.
N+ | Minute (1 or 2 digits). For example, 1, 10, 59, and so on.
SS | Second (2 digits). For example, 01, 10, 59, and so on.
S+ | Second (1 or 2 digits). For example, 1, 10, 59.
ZZZ | Time Zone. For example, GMT, EST, PST, and so on.
#S | Whitespace.

To specify multiple formats, separate them with commas (with no space before or after a comma).

In the following example, only dates that have the format D+/SHORTMONTH/YYYY (for example, 1/Jan/2001) or DDMMYYYY (for example, 01012001) can be extracted.

Type: | String
Default: | 0
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName or Default
Example: | `DateFormats=D+/SHORTMONTH/YYYY/DDMMYYYY`
See Also: | AfterDate BeforeDate DefaultDate

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