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Use

The date/time formatting mask uses the following syntax:

[date-part | embedded-chars]* | special-format

Mask

Description

date-part

Listed in the Date and Time Parts table

embedded-chars

Character codes other than those listed in the Date and Time Units and the Date and Time Parts tables

special-format

Listed in the Special Date and Time Formatting Codes table

Note

To insert codes that are reserved as date-part codes, you can use HTML code (for example, you might use &#68 ; for D ).