# DateFormats

A comma-separated list of date formats to use when searching for a date.

Specify the date formats as standard IDOL date formats.

IDOL date formats

`YY` | Year (2 digits). For example, 99, 00, 01 and so on.
`YYYY` | Year (4 digits). For example, 1999, 2000, 2001 and so on.
`#YY+` | Year (2 or 4 digits). If you provide 2 digits, then it uses the `YY` format. If you provide 4 digits, it uses the `YYYY` format. For example, it interprets `07` as `2007 AD` and `1007` as `1007 AD`.
`#Y` | Year (1 to a maximum of 16 digits) and can be followed by `AD` or `BC`. An apostrophe (`'`) immediately before the year denotes a truncated year. For example, `2008`, `'97` (interpreted as `1997`), `97` (interpreted as `97 AD`), `'08` (interpreted as `2008`), `2008 AD` and `200 BC`. A truncated year with a BC identifier is invalid (`'08 BC`).
`#FULLYEAR` | Year (1 to a maximum of 16 digits). For example `8`, `98`, `108`, `2008`, each of which is taken literally. The year is taken relative to the common EPOCH (0AD).
`#ADBC` | Time Period. For example, `AD`, `CE`, `BC`, `BCE` or any predefined list of EPOCH indicators. Typically, the year specified using the above Year formats is interpreted as un-truncated and relative to the EPOCH. For example, 84 AD is interpreted as 1984 AD and 84 BC is interpreted as 84 BC. The only exception to this is when you use both `#YY+` and `#ADBC`. In this case, the format is interpreted as un-truncated even if the year was set to truncated by `#YY+`. For example, 99 AD is interpreted as the year 99 AD. Micro Focus recommends you use only `YY`, `YYYY` or `#FULLYEAR` with `#ADBC`.
`LONGMONTH` | A long month, for example, `January`, `February` and so on.
`SHORTMONTH` | A short month, for example, `Jan`, `Feb` and so on.
`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 2 digits). For example, `1`, `2`, `12`, `13`, `31` and so on.
`LONGDAY` | 2 digits with a postfix. For example, `1st`, `2nd` and so on.
`HH` | Hour (2 digits). For example, `01`, `12`, `13` and so on.
`H+` | Hour (1 or 2 digits).
`NN` | Minute (2 digits).
`N+` | Minute (1 or 2 digits).
`SS` | Second (2 digits).
`S+` | Second (1 or 2 digits).
`ZZZ` | Time Zone, for example, `GMT`, `EST`, `PST`, and so on.
`ZZZZZ` | Time Difference (1 to 9 digits). For example, +04 denotes 4 hours ahead of UTC. Other examples include +4, +04, +0400, +0400 MSD (the string MSD is ignored). A further example is +030, in this case the time differences is interpreted as 30 minutes.
`#PM` | AM or PM indicator (2 characters). For example, 2001/09/09 02:46:40 pm
`#S` | A space

Type: | String (comma-separated list)
Default: |
    YYYY-SHORTMONTH-DD HH:NN:SS ZZZ,
    YYYY-SHORTMONTH-DD HH:NN:SS,
    YYYY-MM-DD HH:NN:SS,
    YYYY-SHORTMONTH-DD,
    YYYY-MM-DD,
    DDMMYYYY,
    YYMMDD,
    YYMMD,
    DDLONGMONTHYYYY,
    DDSHORTMONTHYYYY,
    LONGMONTH DD,
    DD-MM-YYYY,
    YY-MM-DD,
    YY-MM-D,
    DD-LONGMONTH-YYYY,
    DD-SHORTMONTH-YYYY,
    LONGMONTH-DD
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName or FetchTasks or Default
Example: | `DateFormats=YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-LONGMONTH-DD`
See Also: | DateInUrl PageDateSelector PageDateAttribute

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