Non standard date format?

[rickd]

Hi,

Is it possible to get the current date/time into the format "9.20pm Thu 21" using the build-in date/time functions?

[herewasplato]

Yes.

...and now I suppose that you want to know how :-)

Take a look at _DateTimeSplit

then parse it via the string functions

then concatenate as desired...MSP

[rickd]

Thanks, I couldn't find anything in help about getting the day though, is that possible?

[/dev/null]

Thanks, I couldn't find anything in help about getting the day though, is that possible?

@MDAY and @WDAY

[rickd]

@MDAY and @WDAY

Thanks, I had a go at getting the date/time into the format I want, this is the code.. is this the best way to do it? Or someone has a more efficient solution?

#Include <Date.au3> 

Local $numericday = @WDAY 
Local $numericdate = @MDAY 
Local $time = _NowTime(3) 
Local $ampm 
Local $datesting 

If $numericday = 1 Then 
        $textday = "Sun" 
ElseIf $numericday = 2 Then 
        $textday = "Mon" 
ElseIf $numericday = 3 Then 
        $textday = "Tue" 
ElseIf $numericday = 4 Then 
        $textday = "Wed" 
ElseIf $numericday = 5 Then 
        $textday = "Thur" 
ElseIf $numericday = 6 Then 
        $textday = "Fri" 
ElseIf $numericday = 7 Then 
        $textday = "Sat" 
EndIf 

If StringInStr($time, "a.m.", 0, 1) <> 0 Then 
        $ampm = "am" 
ElseIf StringInStr($time, "p.m.", 0, 1) <> 0 Then 
        $ampm = "pm" 
EndIf 

$time = StringTrimRight($time, 8) 

$datestring = $time & $ampm & " " & $textday & " " & $numericdate 

;Display the resulting time/date string 
msgbox(1,"",$datestring)

[the_lord_mephy]

Can't you just do

if @hour > 11 then
$ampm = "PM"
else
$ampm = "AM"
endif

msgbox(1, "", _NowTime(3) & $ampm & " " & StringLeft(_DateDayOfWeek, 3) & " " & @MDAY)

of course then Thursday is going to be displayed as Thu instead of Thur