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<%@ Page %>
<script Language="vb" runat="server">
Private Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs)

  Response.Write("Default: " & System.DateTime.Now & "<br>")
  Response.Write("Local Time: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToLocalTime() & "<br>")
  Response.Write("Long Date: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString() & "<br>")
  Response.Write("Long Time: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString() & "<br>")
  Response.Write("Short Date: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() & "<br>")
  Response.Write("Short Time: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString() & "<br>")
  Response.Write("ToString Default: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString() & "<br>")
  Response.Write("Universal Time: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime() & "<br>") ' returns a datetime, which can still be formatted
  
  ' Using Format Strings
  Response.Write("d - Short Date: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("d") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("D - Long Date: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("D") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("t - Short Time: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("t") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("T - Long Time: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("T") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("f - Full date/time (short time): " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("f") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("F - Full date/time (long time): " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("F") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("g - General: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("g") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("G - General: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("G") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("M/m - Month day: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("M") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("u - Universal Sortable: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("u") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("Y/y - Year month: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("y") & "<br>")

  ' Custom Format Strings
  Response.Write("d, day of month: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString(" d") & "<br>") ' can't use just "d"
  Response.Write("dd, zero-padded day of month: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("dd") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("ddd, abbreviated day of week: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("ddd") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("dddd, full day of week: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("dddd") & "<br>")

  Response.Write("h, hour: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString(" h") & "<br>") ' can't use just "h"
  Response.Write("hh, hour, zero padded " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("hh") & "<br>")
  Response.Write("H, hour, 24-hr " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString(" H") & "<br>") ' can't use just "H"
  Response.Write("H, hour, 24-hr, zero padded " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("HH") & "<br>")
  
  Response.Write("m, minute: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString(" m") & "<br>") ' can't use just "m"
  Response.Write("M, month: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString(" M") & "<br>") ' can't use just "M"
  Response.Write("MM, month, zero padded: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("MM") & "<br>") 
  Response.Write("MMM, month abbreviated: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("MMM") & "<br>") 
  Response.Write("MMMM, month full name: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("MMMM") & "<br>") 
  
  Response.Write("y, year (omits century): " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString(" y") & "<br>") ' can't use just "y"
  Response.Write("yy, 2-digit year, zero padded: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("yy") & "<br>") 
  Response.Write("yyyy, 4-digit year, zero padded: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy") & "<br>") 
End Sub 'Page_Load
</script>








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