Use the Day or Week option to set detailed
formatting options for date fields in your report.
Day Type
When you are setting up a custom format
for a date field object, if you want the name of the day (or an abbreviation of
that name) to appear before the rest of the date, use this option to set the
format for that name. Your options are:
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| Prints an abbreviation of
the day name before the date (for example, Fri).
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| Prints the full day name
before the date (for example, Friday).
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| Does not print a day name
before the date.
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Choose the option that fits your needs.
The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box to reflect
your choice.
If you set this property to Short or
Long, you need to specify the character(s) you want to use to separate the name
from the date itself. You do that in the Separator box.
Day Separator
When you are setting up a custom format
for a date field object, if you set the Leading Day Type property to short or
long (so a day name or abbreviated day name appears before the date), you need
to specify the character(s) you want to use to separate the name from the date
itself. You do that in this box. Within practical limits, you can use as many
characters as you need. For example,
To separate a date name from a date,
you may use Comma+Space (, ) as your separators.
To separate a date name abbreviation
from a date, you may use Period+Comma+Space (., ) as your separators.
Type in the characters you want to use.
The program modifies the sample date at the bottom of the dialog box as you do.
Day Enclosure
Use the Day Enclosure list to select
parentheses or square brackets as an enclosure for date/time fields on your
report.
Day Position
Use the Position list to select either a
Leading or a Trailing position.