# Date/Time-Related Codes

> [HTML Version](datetime-relatedcodes.htm)

The following table shows the codes related to date and time fields. Note that determination of whether a date field will return the full century (CCYY), rather than just the year (YY), is determined by the larger of [maxchrs](maxchrs.htm.md) and [xmax](xmax.htm.md).

| | |
|------|------|
| **Value** | **Description** |
| \> | (greater than) [Convert Date Format](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#convertdateformat). |
| d | [Date Input (Default Today)](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#dateinputtoday). |
| D | [Date Input](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#dateinput). |
| |D | Defaults century to 19xx. Applies for date formats which allow user to enter only the YY. If not specified, century default is determined by the SBR=CCYY:## entry in miame.ini. |
| ||D | Allows a date field to be filled with zeroes. |
| |d | [Allow Date Shortcuts](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#allowdateshortcuts). |
| |h | [HexaDecade Dates (2)](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#hexadecadedates2). |
| H | Hours field. Like **\$** but omits the "\$" from the display. |
| |H | [HexaDecade Dates (1)](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#hexadecadedates1). |
| j | [Julian Date Format](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#juliandateformat). |
| t | [Time Field](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#timefield). |
| th | Same as **t** but allows hh > 24. Not supported in the Windows date control, i.e. not compatible with _type_ **|G** (use **|g** instead). |
| ||t | Same as **t** (time) but in GUI mode returns the time in 12-hour format rather than 24 hour format. |
| u | [LDF-Related Codes](ldf-relatedcodes.htm.md).  |
| U | [European Date](infld-date-time-codes.htm.md#europeandate). |
| ||u | May be used with the **D**, **d**, **t**, and **YN** codes to ignore the current LDF settings and just use the (American) defaults. Without this, the LDF format was used, even in the absence of the **u** code. |




**History**

2011 January, A-Shell 5.1.1200:  INFLD enhancement: date fields (except for the GUI date picker) can now use a "form" (_type_ **f**, SETDEF set to something like "99/99/99"). This provides a sort of middle way between the Windows date picker control (which some people don't like), and a standard date field (in which the separators don't appear until after hitting Enter).