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To Control the Format of the Date
The configuration file option todays_date_note_format controls the initial format of the date displayed in a drawing. The format for the setting is a string consisting of three portions: the year, the month, and the date. You can enter the portions in any order. The default value is %dd-%Mmm-%yy.
Year
%yy, for 97
%yyyy, for 1997
Month (if the month contains two digits (for example, 10),% mm, % m, or % m all produce the same result)
%Mmm, for Jan
%MMM, for JAN
%Month, for January
%MONTH, for JANUARY
%mm, for 01
%m, for 1
% m, for <space>1
Date (if 2 digits are needed to represent the date, all three are the same. Therefore, "%dd %mm %yy" produces "01 01 97," and "%MMM %d %yyyy" produces "JAN 1 1997")
%dd, for 01
%d, for 1
% d, for <space>1.
The following formats are also valid:
%dd-%Mmm-%yy (= 01-Jan-97)
%mm/%dd/%yy (= 01/01/97)
%Mmm %dd,%yyyy (= Jan 01, 1997)