DTFormat

Function A function calculates a result according to the current value of its inputs. A function has no internal data and is not linked to declared instances. - Format the present date/time to a string with a custom format.

Inputs

Input	Data Type	Range	Unit	Default	Description
FMT	STRING	No range	n/a	'%Y/%m/%d - %H:%M:%S'	Format string

Outputs

Output	Data Type	Range	Unit	Description
Q	STRING	No range	N/A	String containing formatted date or time.

Remarks

The real-time clock may not be available on all controller hardware models.
See the controller hardware specifications for real-time clock availability.

The format string may contain any character.
Special markers beginning with the % character indicates a date/time information:

Marker	Description
%Y	Year including century (e.g., 2006)
%y	Year without century (e.g., 06)
%m	Month (1..12)
%d	Day of the month (1..31)
%H	Hours (0..23)
%M	Minutes (0..59)
%S	Seconds (0..59)
%T	Milliseconds (0..999)

Example

(* we are at July 04th 2006, 18:45:20 *)
   Q := DTFORMAT ('Today is %Y/%m/%d -%H:%M:%S');
(* Q is 'Today is 2006/07/04 - 18:45:20 *)

FBD Language Example

FFLD Language Example

The function is executed only if EN is TRUE.
ENO keeps the same value as EN.

IL Language Example

Op1: LD "Ladder diagram"
Ladder logic is a method of drawing electrical logic schematics. It is now a very popular graphical language for programming Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). It was originally invented to describe logic made from relays. The name is based on the observation that programs in this language resemble ladders, with two vertical "rails" and a series of horizontal "rungs" between them FMT
DTFORMAT
ST Q

ST Language Example

Q := DTFORMAT (FMT);