Time display formats can have two sections. The first is required and contains the format for times; the second is optional and specifies how to represent NULLs:
time-format;null-format
Table 8-6 shows characters that have special meaning in time display formats.
Character |
Meaning |
|---|---|
h |
Hour with no leading zero (for example, 1) |
hh |
Hour with leading zero if appropriate (for example, 01) |
m |
Minute with no leading zero (must follow h or hh) |
mm |
Minute with leading zero if appropriate (must follow h or hh) |
s |
Second with no leading zero (must follow m or mm) |
ss |
Second with leading zero (must follow m or mm) |
ffffff |
Microseconds with no leading zeros. You can enter one to six f’s; each f represents a fraction of a second (must follow s or ss) |
AM/PM |
Two-character, uppercase abbreviation (AM or PM as appropriate) |
am/pm |
Two-character, lowercase abbreviation (am or pm as appropriate) |
A/P |
One-character, uppercase abbreviation (A or P as appropriate) |
a/p |
One-character, lowercase abbreviation (a or p as appropriate) |
Colons, slashes, and spaces display as entered in the mask.
24-hour format is the default
Times display in 24-hour format unless you specify AM/PM,
am/pm, A/P, or a/p.
You can use the following keyword as a time display format to specify the format specified in the Windows control panel:
[Time]
Table 8-7 shows how the time 9:45:33:234567 PM displays when different format masks are applied.
Format |
Displays |
|---|---|
h:mm AM/PM |
9:45 PM |
hh:mm A/P |
09:45 P |
h:mm:ss am/pm |
9:45:33 pm |
h:mm |
21:45 |
h:mm:ss |
21:45:33 |
h:mm:ss:f |
21:45:33:2 |
h:mm:ss:fff |
21:45:33:234 |
h:mm:ss:ffffff |
21:45:33:234567 |
m/d/yy h:mm |
1/30/98 21:45 |
