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This example explains how to format the display of date columns without changing the actual data. This helps to keep the format consistent even if the format of the provided data is not. To do this, configure the appropriate columns with the M column type in the Column types parameter. Advanced date sorting specifies how to use the M column type to customize how the column data is interpreted as data.

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  • Input format - This is the current format specified on the M column type; if nothing is specified, the default format is used. See Advanced date sorting for more details.
  • Display format - This is how you want the date to be displayed and sorted. If not specified, the column is displayed in the same format as the input format. The display format is similar but, necessarily, more complex than the input format. The ~ character is used to separate the input and display formats to avoid most conflicts with characters used in formats. This is summarized in the succeeding sections.

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The formatting options listed on this page can be defined through the Column types parameter within the following macros:

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Advanced date sorting support with the M column type is provided using Javascript implemented by the Table Library for Bob Swift Apps  with the help of the Moment.js library (open source, MIT license). A summary of the relevant parts of the Moment.js documentation is repeated here.

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TokenOutput
MonthM1 2 ... 11 12

Mo1st 2nd ... 11th 12th

MM01 02 ... 11 12

MMMJan Feb ... Nov Dec

MMMMJanuary February ... November December
QuarterQ1 2 3 4
Day of MonthD1 2 ... 30 31

Do1st 2nd ... 30th 31st

DD01 02 ... 30 31
Day of YearDDD1 2 ... 364 365

DDDo1st 2nd ... 364th 365th

DDDD001 002 ... 364 365
Day of Weekd0 1 ... 5 6

do0th 1st ... 5th 6th

ddSu Mo ... Fr Sa

dddSun Mon ... Fri Sat

ddddSunday Monday ... Friday Saturday
Day of Week (Locale)e0 1 ... 5 6
Day of Week (ISO)E1 2 ... 6 7
Week of Yearw1 2 ... 52 53

wo1st 2nd ... 52nd 53rd

ww01 02 ... 52 53
Week of Year (ISO)W1 2 ... 52 53

Wo1st 2nd ... 52nd 53rd

WW01 02 ... 52 53
YearYY70 71 ... 29 30

YYYY1970 1971 ... 2029 2030
Week Yeargg70 71 ... 29 30

gggg1970 1971 ... 2029 2030
Week Year (ISO)GG70 71 ... 29 30

GGGG1970 1971 ... 2029 2030
AM/PMAAM PM

aam pm
HourH0 1 ... 22 23

HH00 01 ... 22 23

h1 2 ... 11 12

hh01 02 ... 11 12
Minutem0 1 ... 58 59

mm00 01 ... 58 59
Seconds0 1 ... 58 59

ss00 01 ... 58 59
Fractional SecondS0 1 ... 8 9

SS0 1 ... 98 99

SSS0 1 ... 998 999
Timezonez or zzEST CST ... MST PST 
Note: as of 1.6.0, the z/zz format tokens have been deprecated. Read more about it here.

Z-07:00 -06:00 ... +06:00 +07:00

ZZ-0700 -0600 ... +0600 +0700
Unix TimestampX1360013296


Internationalization

See language support (i18n).