Additional Date Formats
You can also create date variables using the following set of format codes:
All case sensitive formats operate the same way—if the first character of the format is uppercase and the second is lowercase, then the first letter of the formatted value is uppercase and all the rest are lowercase. If the first and second characters of the format are uppercase, then the entire formatted value is uppercase.
The following formats are not supported in HotDocs 2008 and earlier. If you plan to use your templates with any of these previous versions, use these formats.
| Property Name | Description | Example Usage | Example Formatted Answer |
| d | Numeric day | d | 1 |
| dd | Two-digit numeric day | dd | 01 |
| ddd | Case-sensitive weekday abbreviation | ddd, Ddd, DDD | mon, Mon, MON |
| dddd | Case-sensitive spelled-out weekday | dddd, Dddd, DDDD | monday, Monday, MONDAY |
| dth | Case-sensitive numeric ordinal day | dth, dTH | 1st, 1ST |
| dy | Case-sensitive spelled-out day | dy, Dy, DY | first, First, FIRST |
| m | Numeric month | m | 1 |
| mm | Two-digit numeric month | mm | 01 |
| mmm | Case-sensitive month abbreviation | mmm, Mmm, MMM | jan, Jan, JAN |
| mmmm | Case-sensitive spelled-out month | mmmm, Mmmm, MMMM | january, January, JANUARY |
| y | Numeric year | y | 2010 |
| yy | Two-digit numeric year | yy | 09 |
| yyyy | Four-digit numeric year | yyyy | 2010 |
| yr | Case-sensitive spelled-out year | yr, Yr, YR | two thousand and nine, Two Thousand And Nine, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE |
Following are some examples of how to use these types of date formats:
| How It's Used | How the Answer is Formatted |
| d/m/yy | 1/1/08 |
| dd/mm/yy | 01/01/08 |
| dth day of Mmm | 1st day of Jan |
| dy day of the month | first day of the month |
| Mmmm, yyyy | January, 2008 |
| Mmm yyyy | Jan 2008 |
| Yr | Two Thousand And Eight |
| Ddd, dd/mm/yy | Mon, 01/01/07 |
| Dddd, Mmm dth | Monday, Jan 1st |