FORMAT - Format Conversion- FineDataLink Help Document

Last update: May 21, 2025

Overview

Syntax	FORMAT(value/date, format) Returns the specified format of a value or date as text.
Parameter 1	value/date	An object that needs to be formatted, which can be a value/date
Parameter 2	Format	Object format, such as ##0,MM/dd/yyyy
Type of the Returned Value	Text

Notes

If any parameter is NULL, the result is NULL.

Example

Formula	Result
FORMAT(1234.5,"#,##0.00")	1234.50
FORMAT(1234.5,"#,##0")	1234
FORMAT(1234.5,"¥#,##0.00")	¥1234.50
FORMAT(1.5,"0%")	150%
FORMAT(1.5,"0.000%")	150.000%
FORMAT(6789,"##0.0E0")	6.789E3
FORMAT(6789,"0.00E00")	6.79E03
FORMAT(date(2007,1,1),"EEEEE,MMMMMdd,yyyy")	Monday,January01,2007
FORMAT(date(2007,1,13),"MM/dd/yyyy")	01/13/2007
FORMAT(date(2007,1,13),"M-d-yy")	1-13-07
FORMAT(time(00,23,56),"H:mm:ss") Note: This example is added in FineDataLink of V4.1.11.3.	0:23:56
FORMAT(time(00,23,56),"HH:mm:ss") Note: This example is added in FineDataLink of V4.1.11.3.	00:23:56

For example, if you want to remove the hour, minute, and second data from a date field, you can add a New Calculation Column operator, enter the field name, and enter the formula TODATE(FORMAT(Column to be formatted,"yyyy-MM-dd")), as shown in the following figure.

The following figure shows the date column Format with the hour, minute, andsecond data removed.

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FORMAT - Format Conversion

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