Date Format Constants

Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition
Date Format Constants

These constants are only available when your project has an explicit reference to the appropriate type library containing these constant definitions. For VBScript, you must explicitly declare these constants in your code.

Constant Value Description

vbGeneralDate 0 Display a date and/or time. For real numbers, display a data and time. If there is no fractional part, display only a date. If there is no integer part, display time only. Date and time display is determined by your system settings.

vbLongDate 1 Display a date using the long date format specified in your computer's regional settings.

vbShortDate 2 Display a date using the short date format specified in your computer's regional settings.

vbLongTime 3 Display a time using the long time format specified in your computer's regional settings.

vbShortTime 4 Display a time using the short time format specified in your computer's regional settings.

Constant	Value	Description
vbGeneralDate	0	Display a date and/or time. For real numbers, display a data and time. If there is no fractional part, display only a date. If there is no integer part, display time only. Date and time display is determined by your system settings.
vbLongDate	1	Display a date using the long date format specified in your computer's regional settings.
vbShortDate	2	Display a date using the short date format specified in your computer's regional settings.
vbLongTime	3	Display a time using the long time format specified in your computer's regional settings.
vbShortTime	4	Display a time using the short time format specified in your computer's regional settings.