Format string definitions (Named Formats)

Format Name

Description

General Number

Display number with no thousand separator.

Currency

Display number with thousand separator, if appropriate; display two digits to the right of the decimal separator. Output is based on system locale settings.

Fixed

Display at least one digit to the left and two digits to the right of the decimal separator.

Standard

Display number with thousand separator, at least one digit to the left and two digits to the right of the decimal separator.

Percent

Display number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to the right; always display two digits to the right of the decimal separator.

Scientific

Use standard scientific notation.

Yes/No

Display No if number is 0; otherwise, display Yes.

True/False

Display False if number is 0; otherwise, display True.

On/Off

Display Off if number is 0; otherwise, display On.

General Date

Display a date and/or time. For real numbers, display a date and time, for example, 4/3/93 05:34 PM. If there is no fractional part, display only a date, for example, 4/3/93. If there is no integer part, display time only, for example, 05:34 PM. Date display is determined by your system settings.

Long Date

Display a date according to your system's long date format.

Medium Date

Display a date using the medium date format appropriate for the language version of the host application.

Short Date

Display a date using your system's short date format.

Long Time

Display a time using your system's long time format; includes hours, minutes, seconds.

Medium Time

Display time in 12-hour format using hours and minutes and the AM/PM designator.

Short Time

Display a time using the 24-hour format, for example, 17:45.