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IM 39J06B40-01EN 14th Edition: May 30, 2022
B8.1.3. Format of Measurement Start Time
The measurement start time can be formatted automatically using format specifiers.
Either UTC or local time representation can be selected. In addition, arbitrary text can be
specified within the date format string.
The following format specifiers, if specified in the date format string, are automatically
converted by DTSX3000 into its associated data as shown in the table below.
Characters in the format string other than the format specifiers are output without
conversion.
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Format Specifiers
Format specifier Data Example Remarks
%Y Year in Gregorian calendar 2011 Four-digit representation
%y 11 Two-digit representation
%m Month 07 0 is displayed in the tens place for
%d Date 19 values 0 to 9.
%H Hour 01
%M Minute 23
%S Second 45
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Restrictions
- The percent character (%), when not used as part of a format specifier, and the
backslash character (\) are not allowed.
- Up to 64 characters can be specified with each format specifier counted as two
characters.
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Examples
Specified format string Converted date/time string
%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S 2011-07-19T01:23:45
%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S-%%_%a
2011-07-19T01:23:45-_
(%% and %a are deleted automatically.)