DATE and TIME formatting code examples

"now()" returns the current system time. You can replace "now()" with any valid date field. For example:
     <cfset MyDateTimeNow = now()>
     #DateFormat(MyDateTimeNow,"mm-dd-yy")#


DateFormat(now()): 24-Jul-08
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Jul-24-2008
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 7
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 07
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Jul
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): July
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 24
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 24
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Thu
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Thursday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 08
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 08
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2008
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 7/24/08
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Jul 24, 2008
DateFormat(now(),"long"): July 24, 2008
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Thursday, July 24, 2008
 
TimeFormat(now()): 12:20 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):12:20:09 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):12:20:09 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 12
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 12
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 12
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 12
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 20
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 20
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 9
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 09
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 12:20 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 12:20:09 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 12:20:09 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 12:20:09 PM EDT



Time: 12:20 PM