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<h2 class="titleHead">datetime.sty v2.60: Formatting Current Date and
Time</h2>
        <div class="author" ><span 
class="cmr-12">Nicola L. C. Talbot</span>
<br />          <span 
class="cmr-12">Dickimaw Books</span>
<br /><a 
href="http://www.dickimaw-books.com/" class="url" ><span 
class="cmtt-12">http://www.dickimaw-books.com/</span></a></div><br />
<div class="date" ><span 
class="cmr-12">2015-03-20</span></div>
   </div>
<!--l. 25--><p class="indent" >   <div class="important" title="Important Note"> This is the last version of this package. The replacement package is called <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime2</span><a 
 id="dx1-2"></a>
and will be released shortly after the this final version. </div>
</p><!--l. 29--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
   <h3 class="likesectionHead"><a 
 id="x1-1000"></a>Contents</h3>
   <div class="tableofcontents">
   <span class="sectionToc" >1 <a 
href="#x1-20001" id="QQ2-1-2">Introduction</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >2 <a 
href="#x1-30002" id="QQ2-1-3">Predefined Date Formats</a></span>
<br />   &#x00A0;<span class="subsectionToc" >2.1 <a 
href="#x1-40002.1" id="QQ2-1-4">ISO format</a></span>
<br />   &#x00A0;<span class="subsectionToc" >2.2 <a 
href="#x1-50002.2" id="QQ2-1-5"><span 
class="cmti-10">Day Month Year </span>formats</a></span>
<br />   &#x00A0;<span class="subsectionToc" >2.3 <a 
href="#x1-60002.3" id="QQ2-1-6"><span 
class="cmti-10">Month Day Year </span>formats</a></span>
<br />   &#x00A0;<span class="subsectionToc" >2.4 <a 
href="#x1-70002.4" id="QQ2-1-7">Dates defined by <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span></a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >3 <a 
href="#x1-80003" id="QQ2-1-8">Time Commands</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >4 <a 
href="#x1-90004" id="QQ2-1-9">Formating Dates</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >5 <a 
href="#x1-100005" id="QQ2-1-10">Defining New Date Formats</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >6 <a 
href="#x1-110006" id="QQ2-1-11">Saving Dates</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >7 <a 
href="#x1-120007" id="QQ2-1-12">Predefined Names</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >8 <a 
href="#x1-130008" id="QQ2-1-13">Package Options</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >9 <a 
href="#x1-140009" id="QQ2-1-14">Multilingual Support</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >10 <a 
href="#x1-1500010" id="QQ2-1-15">Registers</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >11 <a 
href="#x1-1600011" id="QQ2-1-16">Configuration File</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >12 <a 
href="#x1-1700012" id="QQ2-1-17">LaTeX2HTML styles</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" >13 <a 
href="#x1-1800013" id="QQ2-1-18">Troubleshooting</a></span>
                                                                    

                                                                    
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" ><a 
href="#Q1-1-19">Index</a></span>
<br />   <span class="sectionToc" ><a 
href="#Q1-1-20">Index</a></span>
   </div>
<!--l. 33--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 33--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">1   </span> <a 
 id="x1-20001"></a>Introduction</h3>
<a 
 id="dx1-2001"></a>
<a 
 id="dx1-2002"></a>
<!--l. 36--><p class="noindent" >The <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package is a <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span></span>2<span 
class="cmmi-10">&#x03B5;</span>&#x00A0;package that provides various different formats for
<span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-2003"></a>, and provides commands for displaying the current time. If you only want the
time commands but not the date changing commands, you can pass the option <span 
class="cmss-10">nodate</span><a 
 id="dx1-2004"></a>
to the package. <a 
 id="dx1-2005"></a>
<a 
 id="dx1-2006"></a>
</p><!--l. 46--><p class="indent" >   Since version 2.4, the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package has been separated into two packages:
<span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>and <span 
class="cmss-10">fmtcount</span><a 
 id="dx1-2007"></a>. When I originally created this package, I defined the commands,
<span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinal</span><a 
 id="dx1-2008"></a> etc which could be used in the definition of <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span>. Since then, I have
extended the number of commands available that can be used to display the value
of a <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span></span>&#x00A0;counter, however it seems more appropriate to define all these
counter-related commands in a separate package. The <span 
class="cmss-10">fmtcount</span><a 
 id="dx1-2009"></a> package is now
distributed separately from the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package, and will also need to be
installed.
<a 
 id="dx1-2010"></a>
</p><!--l. 59--><p class="indent" >   As from version 2.42, the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package is now compatible with <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span><a 
 id="dx1-2011"></a>, however
you must load the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package <span 
class="cmti-10">after </span>the <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span><a 
 id="dx1-2012"></a> package. For example:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-1">
\usepackage[francais]{babel}
&#x00A0;<br />\usepackage{datetime}
</div>
<!--l. 66--><p class="nopar" >
</p><!--l. 68--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 68--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">2   </span> <a 
 id="x1-30002"></a>Predefined Date Formats</h3>
<!--l. 69--><p class="noindent" >There are various declarations that change the effect of <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-3001"></a>. The change can be
localised by placing the declaration within a group.
</p><!--l. 73--><p class="indent" >   As from version 2.43, the numerical date formats (such as <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ddmmyyyydate</span><a 
 id="dx1-3002"></a>) use the
command
</p><!--l. 75--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\dateseparator</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-3003"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\dateseparator </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 77--><p class="noindent" >
to separate the numbers. So, for example, if you want to hyphens instead of slashes, you
can do:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-2">
\renewcommand{\dateseparator}{-}
</div>
<!--l. 82--><p class="nopar" >
</p><!--l. 84--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 84--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h3 class="subsectionHead"></p><h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">2.1   </span> <a 
 id="x1-40002.1"></a>ISO format</h4>
<!--l. 86--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\yyyymmdddate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-4001"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\yyyymmdddate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 88--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-4002"></a> to produce the current date displayed in
the form 2000/03/08. (You can redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\dateseparator</span><a 
 id="dx1-4003"></a> to <span 
class="cmtt-10">- </span>to change to
2000-03-08.)
</p><!--l. 93--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 93--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h3 class="subsectionHead"></p><h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">2.2   </span> <a 
 id="x1-50002.2"></a>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">Day</span>&#x27E9; &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">Month</span>&#x27E9; &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">Year</span>&#x27E9; formats</h4>
<!--l. 95--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\longdate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-5001"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\longdate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 97--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-5002"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
Wednesday 8<sup class="textsuperscript"><span 
class="cmr-9">th</span></sup> March, 2000 if the package option <span 
class="cmss-10">dayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-5003"></a> is used, or 8<sup class="textsuperscript"><span 
class="cmr-9">th</span></sup> March, 2000
if the package option <span 
class="cmss-10">nodayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-5004"></a> is used.
</p><!--l. 104--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\shortdate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-5005"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortdate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 106--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-5006"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
Wed 8<sup class="textsuperscript"><span 
class="cmr-9">th</span></sup> Mar, 2000 if the package option <span 
class="cmss-10">dayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-5007"></a> is used, or 8<sup class="textsuperscript"><span 
class="cmr-9">th</span></sup> Mar, 2000 if the
package option <span 
class="cmss-10">nodayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-5008"></a> is used.
</p><!--l. 113--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\ddmmyyyydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-5009"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ddmmyyyydate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 115--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-5010"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
08/03/2000.
</p><!--l. 119--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\dmyyyydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-5011"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\dmyyyydate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 121--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-5012"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
8/3/2000.
</p><!--l. 125--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\ddmmyydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-5013"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ddmmyydate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 127--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-5014"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
08/03/00.
</p><!--l. 131--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\dmyydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-5015"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\dmyydate </span></div><hr>
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p><!--l. 133--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-5016"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
8/3/00.
</p><!--l. 137--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\textdate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-5017"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\textdate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 139--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-5018"></a> to produce the current date displayed
in the form: Wednesday the Eighth of March, Two Thousand if the package
option <span 
class="cmss-10">dayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-5019"></a> is used, or Eighth of March, Two Thousand if the package
option <span 
class="cmss-10">nodayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-5020"></a> is used. Note that <span 
class="cmtt-10">\textdate </span>is defined for use with
English, it won&#8217;t look right if it is used when another language has been
selected<span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn1x0" id="fn1x0-bk"><sup class="textsuperscript">1</sup></a></span><a 
 id="x1-5021f1"></a>.
If you want to define a similar command for another language, you will first need to
check that the <span 
class="cmss-10">fmtcount</span><a 
 id="dx1-5023"></a> package supports that language.
</p><!--l. 152--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 152--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h3 class="subsectionHead"></p><h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">2.3   </span> <a 
 id="x1-60002.3"></a>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">Month</span>&#x27E9; &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">Day</span>&#x27E9; &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">Year</span>&#x27E9; formats</h4>
<!--l. 154--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\usdate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-6001"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\usdate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 156--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>to produce the current date displayed in the form
March 8, 2000. (As <span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;and <span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span></span>&#x00A0;do by default.)
</p><!--l. 161--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\mmddyyyydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-6002"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\mmddyyyydate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 163--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-6003"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
03/08/2000.
</p><!--l. 167--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\mdyyyydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-6004"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\mdyyyydate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 169--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span></span></span> to produce the current date displayed in the form
3/8/2000.
</p><!--l. 173--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\mmddyydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-6005"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\mmddyydate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 175--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-6006"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
03/08/00.
</p><!--l. 179--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\mdyydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-6007"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\mdyydate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 181--><p class="noindent" >
This declaration will redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-6008"></a> to produce the current date displayed in the form
3/8/00.
</p><!--l. 185--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 185--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h3 class="subsectionHead"></p><h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">2.4   </span> <a 
 id="x1-70002.4"></a>Dates defined by <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span></h4>
<!--l. 187--><p class="noindent" >In addition to the above, the declarations <span 
class="cmtt-10">\date</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">lang</span>&#x27E9; are available for all languages
defined either by calling <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span><a 
 id="dx1-7001"></a> prior to <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>or by passing the language name as an
                                                                    

                                                                    
option to <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime</span>. See&#x00A0;<a 
href="#x1-100005"><span 
class="cmsy-10"></span>5 </a><a 
href="#x1-100005">Defining New Date Formats<!--tex4ht:ref: sec:newdate --></a> if you want to define your own
customised date format.
</p><!--l. 193--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 193--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">3   </span> <a 
 id="x1-80003"></a>Time Commands</h3>
<!--l. 195--><p class="noindent" >The current time is displayed using the command
</p><!--l. 196--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\currenttime</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-8001"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currenttime </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 198--><p class="noindent" >
</p><!--l. 200--><p class="indent" >   A specific time can be displayed using the command
</p><!--l. 201--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\formattime</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-8002"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\formattime{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">hour</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">minute</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">second</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 203--><p class="noindent" >
where &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">hour</span>&#x27E9; is a number from&#x00A0;0 to&#x00A0;23, and &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">minute</span>&#x27E9; and &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">second</span>&#x27E9; are numbers from&#x00A0;0
to&#x00A0;59.
</p><!--l. 207--><p class="indent" >   The format can be changed using the declaration
</p><!--l. 208--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\settimeformat</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-8003"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\settimeformat{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">style</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 210--><p class="noindent" >
where &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">style</span>&#x27E9; is the name of the format. Predefined formats are:
     </p><dl class="description"><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmbx-10">xxivtime</span> </dt><dd 
class="description">Twenty-four hour time in the form 22:28 (Default)
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmbx-10">hhmmsstime</span> </dt><dd 
class="description">Twenty-four hour time in the form 22:28:00
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmbx-10">ampmtime</span> </dt><dd 
class="description">Twelve hour time in the form 10:28pm
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmbx-10">oclock</span> </dt><dd 
class="description">Displays the current time as a string, e.g.&#x00A0;Twenty-Eight minutes past Ten
     in the afternoon.</dd></dl>
<!--l. 221--><p class="indent" >   New time formats can be defined using the command:
</p><!--l. 222--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\newtimeformat</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-8004"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\newtimeformat{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">name</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">format</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 224--><p class="noindent" >
where &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">name</span>&#x27E9; is the name of the new format (used in <span 
class="cmtt-10">\settimeformat</span><a 
 id="dx1-8005"></a>), and &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">format</span>&#x27E9; is
how to format the time. Within &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">format</span>&#x27E9; you can use the counters <span 
class="cmss-10">HOUR</span><a 
 id="dx1-8006"></a> (number of
hours after midnight), <span 
class="cmss-10">MINUTE</span><a 
 id="dx1-8007"></a> (number of minutes past the hour), <span 
class="cmss-10">SECOND</span><a 
 id="dx1-8008"></a> (number
of seconds) <span 
class="cmss-10">HOURXII</span><a 
 id="dx1-8009"></a> (number of hours after midnight/midday), <span 
class="cmss-10">TOHOUR</span><a 
 id="dx1-8010"></a> (the next
hour) and <span 
class="cmss-10">TOMINUTE</span><a 
 id="dx1-8011"></a> (number of minutes to the next hour), and the corresponding
commands: <span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEHOUR</span><a 
 id="dx1-8012"></a>, <span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEMINUTE</span><a 
 id="dx1-8013"></a>, <span 
class="cmtt-10">\THESECOND</span><a 
 id="dx1-8014"></a>, <span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEHOURXII</span><a 
 id="dx1-8015"></a>, <span 
class="cmtt-10">\THETOHOUR</span><a 
 id="dx1-8016"></a> and
<span 
class="cmtt-10">\THETOMINUTE</span><a 
 id="dx1-8017"></a>.
</p><!--l. 236--><p class="indent" >   For example, to define a new time format that uses a dot instead of a colon:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-3">
\newtimeformat{dottime}{\twodigit{\THEHOUR}.\twodigit{\THEMINUTE}}
</div>
<!--l. 240--><p class="nopar" > You then need to switch to this new format before you can use it:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-4">
\settimeformat{dottime}
&#x00A0;<br />\currenttime
</div>
<!--l. 245--><p class="nopar" >
</p><!--l. 247--><p class="indent" >   As from version 2.43, if you only want to change the separator, you can simply
redefine
</p><!--l. 249--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\timeseparator</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-8018"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\timeseparator </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 251--><p class="noindent" >
instead of defining a new time format. For example:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-5">
\renewcommand{\timeseparator}{.}
</div>
<!--l. 255--><p class="nopar" > The <span 
class="cmtt-10">xxivtime </span>format will now work like the <span 
class="cmtt-10">dottime </span>format defined above.
</p><!--l. 259--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 259--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">4   </span> <a 
 id="x1-90004"></a>Formating Dates</h3>
<!--l. 260--><p class="noindent" ><hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\pdfdate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9001"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\pdfdate </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 262--><p class="noindent" >
This command<span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn2x0" id="fn2x0-bk"><sup class="textsuperscript">2</sup></a></span><a 
 id="x1-9002f2"></a>
prints the date in the format required for PDF files, e.g.&#x00A0;if the date is 1 May 2004 and
time is 22:02, <span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\pdfdate</span></span></span> will print 20040501220200. The reason this date format is
separate from all the others is because the other form doesn&#8217;t get properly expanded by
PDF<span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span>. (This command is defined regardless of whether the package option <span 
class="cmtt-10">nodate</span>
is called.) Example:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-6">
\pdfinfo{
&#x00A0;<br />&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;/Author&#x00A0;(Me)
&#x00A0;<br />&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;/Title&#x00A0;(A&#x00A0;Sample&#x00A0;Document)
&#x00A0;<br />&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;/CreationDate&#x00A0;(D:20040501215500)
&#x00A0;<br />&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;/ModDate&#x00A0;(D:\pdfdate)
&#x00A0;<br />}
</div>
<!--l. 279--><p class="nopar" > <span 
class="cmbx-10">Note </span>that PDF<span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;introduced the new primitive <span 
class="cmtt-10">\pdfcreationdate </span>in
version 1.30.0, so <span 
class="cmtt-10">\pdfdate </span>isn&#8217;t required with newer versions of PDF<span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span>.
(<span 
class="cmtt-10">\pdfcreationdate </span>is better than <span 
class="cmtt-10">\pdfdate </span>as it also stores the time zone.)
</p><!--l. 285--><p class="indent" >   There are two commands that print the name of the current month:
</p><!--l. 287--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\monthname</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9003"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\monthname[</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">num</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">] </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 289--><p class="noindent" >
prints the current month name in full, e.g.&#x00A0;August, and
</p><!--l. 292--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\shortmonthname</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9004"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortmonthname[</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">num</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">] </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 294--><p class="noindent" >
prints the abbreviated month name, e.g.&#x00A0;Aug. Both <span 
class="cmtt-10">\monthname </span>and <span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortmonthname</span>
take an optional argument (a number from 1 to 12) if the name of a specific
month is required. For example, <span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\monthname[6]</span></span></span> will produced the output:
June.
</p><!--l. 300--><p class="indent" >   The day of the week is computed using the algorithm documented at
<a 
href="http://userpages.wittenburg.edu/bshelburne/Comp150/DayOfWeek.htm" class="url" ><span 
class="cmtt-10">http://userpages.wittenburg.edu/bshelburne/Comp150/DayOfWeek.htm</span></a>. This
algorithm works for any date between 1<sup class="textsuperscript"><span 
class="cmr-9">st</span></sup> Jan, 1901 and 31<sup class="textsuperscript"><span 
class="cmr-9">st</span></sup> Dec, 2099. The following
macros display the day of week for a given date:
</p><!--l. 306--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\dayofweekname</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9005"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\dayofweekname{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">day</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">month</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">year</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 308--><p class="noindent" >
prints the day of week for the specified date. For example,
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-7">
\dayofweekname{31}{10}{2002}
</div>
<!--l. 312--><p class="nopar" > will produce the output: Thursday.
</p><!--l. 315--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\shortdayofweekname</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9006"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortdayofweekname</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">day</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">month</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">year</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 317--><p class="noindent" >
prints the abbreviated name for the day of week for the specified date. For
example
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-8">
\shortdayofweekname{31}{10}{2002}
</div>
<!--l. 322--><p class="nopar" > will produce the output: Thu.
</p><!--l. 325--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\ifshowdow</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9007"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ifshowdow </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 327--><p class="noindent" >
This <span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;conditional can be used to determine whether or not the option <span 
class="cmss-10">dayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-9008"></a>
has been passed to the package. For example:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-9">
\ifshowdow\dayofweekname{31}{10}{2002}&#x00A0;\fi
</div>
<!--l. 333--><p class="nopar" > will only display the day of week if the <span 
class="cmss-10">dayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-9009"></a> option was passed to <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime</span>.
Alternatively, you can use David&#x00A0;Carlisle&#8217;s <span 
class="cmss-10">ifthen</span><a 
 id="dx1-9010"></a> package:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-10">
\ifthenelse{\boolean{showdow}}{\dayofweekname{31}{10}{2002}&#x00A0;}{}
</div>
<!--l. 339--><p class="nopar" >
</p><!--l. 341--><p class="indent" >   The command
</p><!--l. 342--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\ordinaldate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9011"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinaldate{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">number</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 344--><p class="noindent" >
displays &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">number</span>&#x27E9; as a date-type ordinal. If the current language is English, this will
simply pass the argument to <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinalnum</span><a 
 id="dx1-9012"></a> (defined in the <span 
class="cmss-10">fmtcount</span><a 
 id="dx1-9013"></a> package), if the
current language is Breton, Welsh or French, a superscript will only be added if &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">number</span>&#x27E9;
is 1, otherwise only &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">number</span>&#x27E9; will be displayed.
</p><!--l. 352--><p class="indent" >   The macro<span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn3x0" id="fn3x0-bk"><sup class="textsuperscript">3</sup></a></span><a 
 id="x1-9014f3"></a>
</p><!--l. 355--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\formatdate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9016"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\formatdate{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">day</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">month</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">year</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 357--><p class="noindent" >
formats the specified date according to the current format of
<span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-9017"></a><span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn4x0" id="fn4x0-bk"><sup class="textsuperscript">4</sup></a></span><a 
 id="x1-9018f4"></a>.
(Arguments must all be integers.) For example, in combination with <span 
class="cmtt-10">\longdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-9022"></a>, the
command
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-11">
\formatdate{27}{9}{2004}
</div>
<!--l. 366--><p class="nopar" > will produce the output: Monday 27<sup class="textsuperscript"><span 
class="cmr-9">th</span></sup> September, 2004.
</p><!--l. 370--><p class="indent" >   You can ensure that a number is displayed with at least two digits using the
command
</p><!--l. 372--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\twodigit</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-9023"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\twodigit{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">num</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 374--><p class="noindent" >
</p><!--l. 376--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 376--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">5   </span> <a 
 id="x1-100005"></a>Defining New Date Formats</h3>
<!--l. 378--><p class="noindent" >New date formats can be defined using the command:
</p><!--l. 379--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\newdateformat</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-10001"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\newdateformat{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">name</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">format</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 381--><p class="noindent" >
where &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">name</span>&#x27E9; is the name of the new format, and &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">format</span>&#x27E9; is how to format the date.
Within the argument &#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">format</span>&#x27E9; you can use the commands <span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEDAY</span><a 
 id="dx1-10002"></a>, <span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEMONTH</span><a 
 id="dx1-10003"></a> and
<span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEYEAR</span><a 
 id="dx1-10004"></a> to represent the relevant day, month and year, or you can use the counters
<span 
class="cmss-10">DAY</span><a 
 id="dx1-10005"></a>, <span 
class="cmss-10">MONTH</span><a 
 id="dx1-10006"></a> and <span 
class="cmss-10">YEAR</span><a 
 id="dx1-10007"></a> if you want to use <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinal</span><a 
 id="dx1-10008"></a> etc. Once you have defined the
new date format, you can then switch to it using the declaration <span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\</span></span></span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">name</span>&#x27E9; (i.e.&#x00A0;the name
you specified preceded by a backslash), and subsequent calls to <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-10009"></a> and
<span 
class="cmtt-10">\formatdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-10010"></a> will use your new format.
</p><!--l. 393--><p class="indent" >   For example, suppose you want to define a new date format called, say, <span 
class="cmtt-10">mydate</span>, that
will typeset the date in the form: 8-3-2002, then you can do:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-12">
\newdateformat{mydate}{\THEDAY-\THEMONTH-\THEYEAR}
</div>
<!--l. 398--><p class="nopar" > <span 
class="cmtt-10">\newdateformat</span><a 
 id="dx1-10011"></a> will then define the declaration <span 
class="cmtt-10">\mydate </span>which can be used to switch
to your new format. In the following example, two new date formats are defined,
and they are then selected to produce two different formats for the current
date:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-13">
\newdateformat{dashdate}{%
&#x00A0;<br />\twodigit{\THEDAY}-\twodigit{\THEMONTH}-\THEYEAR}
&#x00A0;<br />\newdateformat{usvardate}{%
&#x00A0;<br />\monthname[\THEMONTH]&#x00A0;\ordinal{DAY},&#x00A0;\THEYEAR}
&#x00A0;<br />Dash:&#x00A0;\dashdate\today.
&#x00A0;<br />US:&#x00A0;\usvardate\today.
</div>
<!--l. 413--><p class="nopar" > If the current date is, say, 8th March, 2002, the above code will produce the following:
Dash: 08-03-2002. US: March 8<sup class="textsuperscript"><span 
class="cmr-9">th</span></sup>, 2002.
</p><!--l. 418--><p class="indent" >   Note that <span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEDAY</span><a 
 id="dx1-10012"></a> etc and <span 
class="cmss-10">DAY</span><a 
 id="dx1-10013"></a> etc have no real meaning outside <span 
class="cmtt-10">\newdateformat</span><a 
 id="dx1-10014"></a>
(this is why they are in uppercase). Incidentally, the <span 
class="cmtt-10">dashdate </span>format is not really
necessary, as you can achieve this format using:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-14">
\renewcommand{\dateseparator}{-}
&#x00A0;<br />\ddmmyyyydate
</div>
<!--l. 426--><p class="nopar" >
</p><!--l. 428--><p class="indent" >   Another note: in the above code, <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinal</span><a 
 id="dx1-10015"></a> was used to illustrate the use of the <span 
class="cmss-10">DAY</span><a 
 id="dx1-10016"></a>
counter. It is better to use <span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinaldate</span><a 
 id="dx1-10017"></a> instead:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-15">
\newdateformat{usvardate}{%
&#x00A0;<br />\monthname[\THEMONTH]&#x00A0;\ordinaldate{\THEDAY},&#x00A0;\THEYEAR}
</div>
<!--l. 434--><p class="nopar" >
</p><!--l. 436--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 436--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">6   </span> <a 
 id="x1-110006"></a>Saving Dates</h3>
<!--l. 438--><p class="noindent" >It is possible to save a date for later use using the command:
<span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn5x0" id="fn5x0-bk"><sup class="textsuperscript">5</sup></a></span><a 
 id="x1-11001f5"></a>
</p><!--l. 440--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\newdate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-11002"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\newdate{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">name</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">day</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">month</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">}{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">year</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 442--><p class="noindent" >
</p><!--l. 444--><p class="indent" >   This date can later be displayed using the same format as that used by
<span 
class="cmtt-10">\formatdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-11003"></a> using the command:
</p><!--l. 446--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\displaydate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-11004"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\displaydate{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">name</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 448--><p class="noindent" >
</p><!--l. 450--><p class="indent" >   Individual elements of the date can be extracted using the commands:
</p><!--l. 452--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\getdateday</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-11005"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\getdateday{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">name</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 454--><p class="noindent" >
</p><!--l. 455--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\getdatemonth</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-11006"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\getdatemonth{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">name</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 457--><p class="noindent" >
</p><!--l. 458--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\getdateyear</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-11007"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\getdateyear{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">name</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 460--><p class="noindent" >
</p><!--l. 462--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 462--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">7   </span> <a 
 id="x1-120007"></a>Predefined Names</h3>
<!--l. 464--><p class="noindent" >The following commands are defined by the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package:
</p>
                                                                    

                                                                    
   <div class="tabular"> <table id="TBL-2" class="tabular" 
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  
><colgroup id="TBL-2-1g"><col 
id="TBL-2-1" /><col 
id="TBL-2-2" /></colgroup><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-1-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-1-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmbx-10">Command Name</span></td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-1-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmbx-10">Default Value                                </span></td></tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-2-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-2-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\dateseparator</span><a 
 id="dx1-12001"></a> </td> <td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-2-2"  
class="td11"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">/</span></span></span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-3-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-3-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\timeseparator</span><a 
 id="dx1-12002"></a>   </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-3-2"  
class="td11"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">:</span></span></span>                                    </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-4-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-4-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amname</span><a 
 id="dx1-12003"></a>          </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-4-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">am                                   </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-5-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-5-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\pmname</span><a 
 id="dx1-12004"></a>          </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-5-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">pm                                   </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-6-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-6-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amorpmname</span><a 
 id="dx1-12005"></a>      </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-6-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amname</span><a 
 id="dx1-12006"></a> if morning, otherwise <span 
class="cmtt-10">\pmname</span><a 
 id="dx1-12007"></a>    </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-7-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-7-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amstring</span><a 
 id="dx1-12008"></a>        </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-7-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">in the morning                       </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-8-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-8-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\pmstring</span><a 
 id="dx1-12009"></a>        </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-8-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">in the afternoon                     </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-9-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-9-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amorpmstring</span><a 
 id="dx1-12010"></a>    </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-9-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amstring</span><a 
 id="dx1-12011"></a> if morning, otherwise <span 
class="cmtt-10">\pmstring</span><a 
 id="dx1-12012"></a></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-10-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-10-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\halfpast</span><a 
 id="dx1-12013"></a>        </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-10-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">Half past                            </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-11-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-11-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\quarterpast</span><a 
 id="dx1-12014"></a>     </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-11-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">Quarter past                         </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-12-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-12-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\quarterto</span><a 
 id="dx1-12015"></a>       </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-12-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">Quarter to                           </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-13-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-13-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\noon</span><a 
 id="dx1-12016"></a>            </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-13-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">Noon                                 </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-14-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-14-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\midnight</span><a 
 id="dx1-12017"></a>        </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-14-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">Midnight                             </span></td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-15-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-15-1"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\oclockstring</span><a 
 id="dx1-12018"></a>    </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-15-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmtt-10">O&#8217;Clock                              </span></td> </tr></table>
</div>
<!--l. 486--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 486--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">8   </span> <a 
 id="x1-130008"></a>Package Options</h3>
<!--l. 488--><p class="noindent" >The following options may be passed to this package:
     </p><dl class="description"><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">long</span><a 
 id="dx1-13001"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce long date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">short</span><a 
 id="dx1-13002"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce short date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">yyyymmdd</span><a 
 id="dx1-13003"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce YYYY/MM/DD date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">ddmmyyyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13004"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce DD/MM/YYYY date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">dmyyyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13005"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce D/M/YYYY date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">ddmmyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13006"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce DD/MM/YY date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">dmyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13007"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce D/M/YY date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">text</span><a 
 id="dx1-13008"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce text date in UK style
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">us</span><a 
 id="dx1-13009"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce US style date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">mmddyyyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13010"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce MM/DD/YYYY date
                                                                    

                                                                    
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">mdyyyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13011"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce M/D/YYYY date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">mmddyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13012"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce MM/DD/YY date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">mdyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13013"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>produce M/D/YY date
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">raise</span><a 
 id="dx1-13014"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make ordinal st,nd,rd,th appear as superscript
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">level</span><a 
 id="dx1-13015"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make ordinal st,nd,rd,th appear level with rest of text
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">dayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-13016"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make  the  day  of  week  appear  for  <span 
class="cmtt-10">\longdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-13017"></a>,  <span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-13018"></a> or
     <span 
class="cmtt-10">\textdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-13019"></a>
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">nodayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-13020"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">don&#8217;t display the day of week.
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">hhmmss</span><a 
 id="dx1-13021"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currenttime </span>produce <span 
class="cmtt-10">hhmmsstime </span>format
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">24hr</span><a 
 id="dx1-13022"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currenttime </span>produce <span 
class="cmtt-10">xxivtime </span>format
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">12hr</span><a 
 id="dx1-13023"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currenttime </span>produce <span 
class="cmtt-10">ampmtime </span>format
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">oclock</span><a 
 id="dx1-13024"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">make <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currenttime </span>produce <span 
class="cmtt-10">oclock </span>format
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">nodate</span><a 
 id="dx1-13025"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">Don&#8217;t redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>or define the month or day of week commands
     (useful if you only want the time commands)
     </dd><dt class="description">
<span 
class="cmssbx-10">iso</span><a 
 id="dx1-13026"></a> </dt><dd 
class="description">as <span 
class="cmss-10">ddmmyyyy</span><a 
 id="dx1-13027"></a> and <span 
class="cmss-10">hhmmss</span><a 
 id="dx1-13028"></a> but also sets date separator to <span 
class="cmtt-10">- </span>and time separator
     to <span 
class="cmtt-10">:</span></dd></dl>
<!--l. 526--><p class="indent" >   The default options are: <span 
class="cmss-10">long</span><a 
 id="dx1-13029"></a>, <span 
class="cmss-10">raise</span><a 
 id="dx1-13030"></a>, <span 
class="cmss-10">dayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-13031"></a> and <span 
class="cmss-10">24hr</span><a 
 id="dx1-13032"></a>.
</p><!--l. 529--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 529--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">9   </span> <a 
 id="x1-140009"></a>Multilingual Support</h3>
                                                                    

                                                                    
<!--l. 531--><p class="noindent" >If you use the <span 
class="cmss-10">ngerman</span><a 
 id="dx1-14001"></a> package, you must use <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime</span>&#8217;s <span 
class="cmss-10">ngerman</span><a 
 id="dx1-14002"></a> package option if you
want the date displayed in the same form as <span 
class="cmss-10">ngerman</span><a 
 id="dx1-14003"></a>. You must also load <span 
class="cmss-10">ngerman</span><a 
 id="dx1-14004"></a>
<span 
class="cmti-10">before </span>you load <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime</span>. Similarly for the <span 
class="cmss-10">german</span><a 
 id="dx1-14005"></a> package.
</p><!--l. 537--><p class="indent" >   If you want to use the <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span><a 
 id="dx1-14006"></a> package, you must load it <span 
class="cmti-10">before </span>you load the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime</span>
package. This is because the <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span><a 
 id="dx1-14007"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\date</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">lang</span>&#x27E9; commands redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-14008"></a>, whereas the
<span 
class="cmss-10">datetime</span><a 
 id="dx1-14009"></a> package redefines <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>to use <span 
class="cmtt-10">\formatdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-14010"></a>, and the date formatting
commands (such as <span 
class="cmtt-10">\longdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-14011"></a>) redefine <span 
class="cmtt-10">\formatdate </span>rather than <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span>. This ensures
consistent formatting of the dates whether you use <span 
class="cmtt-10">\today </span>or <span 
class="cmtt-10">\formatdate</span>. Therefore,
the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package has to redefine all the <span 
class="cmtt-10">\date</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">lang</span>&#x27E9; commands accordingly. Thus the
multilingual date support is mostly limited to that provided by <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span><a 
 id="dx1-14012"></a>. Additional
support, such as the day of week names and abbreviations, are only supplied for
those languages that I know, or that other people have been able to supply for
me.
</p><!--l. 553--><p class="indent" >   As from v2.56, the package options supplied to <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>override <span 
class="cmss-10">babel</span><a 
 id="dx1-14013"></a>&#8217;s date
format. For example:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-16">
\usepackage[french,spanish]{babel}
&#x00A0;<br />\usepackage[ddmmyyyy]{datetime}
</div>
<!--l. 558--><p class="nopar" > will use ddmmyyyy date format regardless of language. Note that if you use a
declaration instead of a package option, for example:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-17">
\usepackage[french,spanish]{babel}
&#x00A0;<br />\usepackage{datetime}
&#x00A0;<br />\ddmmyyyydate
</div>
<!--l. 566--><p class="nopar" > the date format will be switched back to <span 
class="cmtt-10">\datefrench </span>or <span 
class="cmtt-10">\datespanish </span>whenever the
language is set. You can use
</p><!--l. 569--><p class="indent" >   <hr><div title="Definition"><span class="marginpar"><span 
class="cmtt-9">\setdefaultdate</span><span 
class="cmtt-9">&#x00A0;</span></span><a 
 id="dx1-14014"></a> <span 
class="cmtt-10">\setdefaultdate{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmitt-10">declaration</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span></div><hr>
</p><!--l. 571--><p class="noindent" >
to always use <span 
class="cmtt-10">{</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">declaration</span>&#x27E9;<span 
class="cmtt-10">} </span>whenever the language is set. For example:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-18">
\setdefaultdate{\ddmmyyyydate}
</div>
<!--l. 576--><p class="nopar" >
</p><!--l. 578--><p class="indent" >   The commands <span 
class="cmtt-10">\monthname</span><a 
 id="dx1-14015"></a> and <span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortmonthname</span><a 
 id="dx1-14016"></a>, will produce the month name in
the current language. If you want the month name in a specific language, you
can use the command <span 
class="cmtt-10">\monthname</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">lang</span>&#x27E9;. For example, <span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\monthnamefrench[6]</span></span></span>
will produce the output: juin. Note that <span 
class="cmtt-10">\textdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-14017"></a> is formatted for English
dates, and won&#8217;t look right if used with another language setting. If you want
a textual date, the <span 
class="cmss-10">fmtcount</span><a 
 id="dx1-14018"></a> package (which is loaded by <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime</span>) defines
some commands which display a number or ordinal as a word, but it only has
very limited multilingual support. See the <span 
class="cmss-10">fmtcount</span><a 
 id="dx1-14019"></a> documentation for further
details.
</p><!--l. 591--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 591--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">10   </span> <a 
 id="x1-1500010"></a>Registers</h3>
<!--l. 593--><p class="noindent" ><span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;provides <span 
class="cmtt-10">\day</span><a 
 id="dx1-15001"></a>, <span 
class="cmtt-10">\month</span><a 
 id="dx1-15002"></a> and <span 
class="cmtt-10">\year</span><a 
 id="dx1-15003"></a> registers. In addition, <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>provides the
registers: <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currenthour</span><a 
 id="dx1-15004"></a>, <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currentminute</span><a 
 id="dx1-15005"></a> and <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currentsecond</span><a 
 id="dx1-15006"></a>. Note that old
distributions of <span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;will always have <span 
class="cmtt-10">\currentsecond </span>set to zero.
</p><!--l. 599--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 599--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">11   </span> <a 
 id="x1-1600011"></a>Configuration File</h3>
<!--l. 601--><p class="noindent" >As from Version 2.4, the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package will read in settings from the configuration
file <span 
class="cmtt-10">datetime.cfg</span>, if it exists, which will override the default package options.
For example, suppose you prefer a short date without the day of week by
default, you will need to create a file called <span 
class="cmtt-10">datetime.cfg </span>that contains the
line:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-19">
\shortdate\showdowfalse
</div>
<!--l. 609--><p class="nopar" > The file <span 
class="cmtt-10">datetime.cfg </span>should then go somewhere on the <span class="TEX">T<span 
class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;path. Now all you need
to do is:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-20">
\usepackage{datetime}
</div>
<!--l. 614--><p class="nopar" > without having to specify the <span 
class="cmss-10">short</span><a 
 id="dx1-16001"></a> and <span 
class="cmss-10">nodayofweek</span><a 
 id="dx1-16002"></a> options.
</p><!--l. 618--><p class="indent" >   You can also use this file to define and set your own date styles. For example, you
could create a configuration file that has the following lines:
                                                                    

                                                                    
</p>
   <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-21">
\newdateformat{dashdate}{\twodigit{\THEDAY}-\twodigit{\THEMONTH}-\THEYEAR}
&#x00A0;<br />\dashdate
</div>
<!--l. 624--><p class="nopar" > Whenever you use the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package, it will now use this format by default.
</p><!--l. 628--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 628--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">12   </span> <a 
 id="x1-1700012"></a>LaTeX2HTML styles</h3>
<a 
 id="dx1-17001"></a>
<a 
 id="dx1-17002"></a>
<!--l. 632--><p class="noindent" >Version 2.43 and above of the <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>bundle supplies the LaTeX2HTML style file
<span 
class="cmtt-10">datetime.perl</span>. This file should be placed in a directory searched by LaTeX2HTML.
The following limitations apply to the LaTeX2HTML styles:
</p>
     <ul class="itemize1">
     <li class="itemize">The configuration file <span 
class="cmtt-10">datetime.cfg </span>is currently ignored. You can however
     do:
                                                                    

                                                                                            
     <div class="verbatim" id="verbatim-22">
     \usepackage{datetime}
     &#x00A0;<br />\html{\input{datetime.cfg}}
</div>
     <!--l. 645--><p class="nopar" > This, I agree, is an unpleasant cludge.
     </p></li>
     <li class="itemize">The commands <span 
class="cmtt-10">\monthname</span>&#x27E8;<span 
class="cmti-10">language</span>&#x27E9; are not implemented.
     </li>
     <li class="itemize">Some of the languages are not implemented.
     </li>
     <li class="itemize">The package option <span 
class="cmss-10">nodate</span><a 
 id="dx1-17003"></a> is not implemented.
     </li></ul>
<!--l. 657--><p class="noindent" >
</p>
<!--l. 657--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="#top">Top</a><h2 class="sectionHead"></p><h3 class="sectionHead"><span class="titlemark">13   </span> <a 
 id="x1-1800013"></a>Troubleshooting</h3>
<!--l. 659--><p class="noindent" >There is a <span 
class="cmss-10">datetime</span><a 
 id="dx1-18001"></a> FAQ available at: <a 
href="http://www.dickimaw-books.com/faqs/datetimefaq.html" class="url" ><span 
class="cmtt-10">http://www.dickimaw-books.com/faqs/datetimefaq.html</span></a>.
</p><!--l. 664--><p class="indent" >   <a 
 id="likesection.1"></a><a 
 id="Q1-1-19"></a>
                                                                                            

                                                                                            
   <a 
 id="likesection.2"></a><a 
 id="Q1-1-20"></a>
</p>
   <h3 class="likesectionHead"><a 
 id="x1-1900013"></a>Index</h3>
<!--l. 4--><p class="noindent" >                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">A</span>
</p>
   <div class="theindex"><span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amname</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12003" ><span class="underline">1</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12006" ><span class="underline">2</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amorpmname</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12005" ><span class="underline">3</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amorpmstring</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12010" ><span class="underline">4</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\amstring</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12008" ><span class="underline">5</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12011" ><span class="underline">6</span></a> <br /></span>
<p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">B</span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmss-10">babel </span>package&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-2011" >7</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-2012" >8</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-7001" >9</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14006" >10</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14007" >11</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14012" >12</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14013" >13</a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">C</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\currenthour</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-15004" ><span class="underline">14</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\currentminute</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-15005" ><span class="underline">15</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\currentsecond</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-15006" ><span class="underline">16</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\currenttime</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8001" ><span 
class="cmti-10">17</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">D</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\dateseparator</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-3003" ><span 
class="cmti-10">18</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-4003" ><span class="underline">19</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12001" ><span class="underline">20</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmss-10">datetime </span>package&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14009" >21</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-18001" >22</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmss-10">datetime2 </span>package&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-2" >23</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">DAY </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10005" >24</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10013" >25</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10016" >26</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\day</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-15001" ><span class="underline">27</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\dayofweekname</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9005" ><span 
class="cmti-10">28</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\ddmmyydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5013" ><span 
class="cmti-10">29</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\ddmmyyyydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-3002" ><span class="underline">30</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5009" ><span 
class="cmti-10">31</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\displaydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-11004" ><span 
class="cmti-10">32</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\dmyydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5015" ><span 
class="cmti-10">33</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\dmyyyydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5011" ><span 
class="cmti-10">34</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">F</span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmss-10">fmtcount </span>package&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-2007" >35</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-2009" >36</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5023" >37</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9013" >38</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14018" >39</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14019" >40</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5022" >41</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\formatdate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9016" ><span 
class="cmti-10">42</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10010" ><span class="underline">43</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-11003" ><span class="underline">44</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14010" ><span class="underline">45</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9020" ><span class="underline">46</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\formattime</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8002" ><span 
class="cmti-10">47</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">G</span>
                                                                                            

                                                                                            
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmss-10">german </span>package&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14005" >48</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\getdateday</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-11005" ><span 
class="cmti-10">49</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\getdatemonth</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-11006" ><span 
class="cmti-10">50</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\getdateyear</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-11007" ><span 
class="cmti-10">51</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">H</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\halfpast</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12013" ><span class="underline">52</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">HOUR </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8006" >53</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">HOURXII </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8009" >54</a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                   <span 
class="cmbx-10">I</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\ifshowdow</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9007" ><span 
class="cmti-10">55</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmss-10">ifthen </span>package&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9010" >56</a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">L</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\longdate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5001" ><span 
class="cmti-10">57</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9022" ><span class="underline">58</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13017" ><span class="underline">59</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14011" ><span class="underline">60</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9021" ><span class="underline">61</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">M</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\mdyydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-6007" ><span 
class="cmti-10">62</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\mdyyyydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-6004" ><span 
class="cmti-10">63</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\midnight</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12017" ><span class="underline">64</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">MINUTE </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8007" >65</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\mmddyydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-6005" ><span 
class="cmti-10">66</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\mmddyyyydate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-6002" ><span 
class="cmti-10">67</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">MONTH </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10006" >68</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\month</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-15002" ><span class="underline">69</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\monthname</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9003" ><span 
class="cmti-10">70</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14015" ><span class="underline">71</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">N</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\newdate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-11002" ><span 
class="cmti-10">72</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\newdateformat</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10001" ><span 
class="cmti-10">73</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10011" ><span class="underline">74</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10014" ><span class="underline">75</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\newtimeformat</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8004" ><span 
class="cmti-10">76</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmss-10">ngerman </span>package&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14001" >77</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14003" >78</a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14004" >79</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\noon</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12016" ><span class="underline">80</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">O</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\oclockstring</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12018" ><span class="underline">81</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinal</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-2008" ><span class="underline">82</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10008" ><span class="underline">83</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10015" ><span class="underline">84</span></a> <br /></span>
                                                                                            

                                                                                            
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinaldate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9011" ><span 
class="cmti-10">85</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10017" ><span class="underline">86</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\ordinalnum</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9012" ><span class="underline">87</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">P</span>
<span class="index-item">package options:<br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">12hr</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13023" ><span class="underline">88</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">24hr</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13022" ><span class="underline">89</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13032" ><span class="underline">90</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">dayofweek</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5003" ><span class="underline">91</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5007" ><span class="underline">92</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5019" ><span class="underline">93</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9008" ><span class="underline">94</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9009" ><span class="underline">95</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13016" ><span class="underline">96</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13031" ><span class="underline">97</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">ddmmyy</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13006" ><span class="underline">98</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">ddmmyyyy</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13004" ><span class="underline">99</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13027" ><span class="underline">100</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">dmyy</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13007" ><span class="underline">101</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">dmyyyy</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13005" ><span class="underline">102</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">hhmmss</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13021" ><span class="underline">103</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13028" ><span class="underline">104</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">iso</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13026" ><span class="underline">105</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">level</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13015" ><span class="underline">106</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">long</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13001" ><span class="underline">107</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13029" ><span class="underline">108</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">mdyy</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13013" ><span class="underline">109</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">mdyyyy</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13011" ><span class="underline">110</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">mmddyy</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13012" ><span class="underline">111</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">mmddyyyy</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13010" ><span class="underline">112</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">ngerman</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14002" ><span class="underline">113</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">nodate</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-2004" ><span class="underline">114</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13025" ><span class="underline">115</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-17003" ><span class="underline">116</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">nodayofweek</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5004" ><span class="underline">117</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5008" ><span class="underline">118</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5020" ><span class="underline">119</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13020" ><span class="underline">120</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-16002" ><span class="underline">121</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">oclock</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13024" ><span class="underline">122</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">raise</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13014" ><span class="underline">123</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13030" ><span class="underline">124</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">short</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13002" ><span class="underline">125</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-16001" ><span class="underline">126</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">text</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13008" ><span class="underline">127</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">us</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13009" ><span class="underline">128</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-subitem">&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<span 
class="cmss-10">yyyymmdd</span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13003" ><span class="underline">129</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\pdfdate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9001" ><span 
class="cmti-10">130</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\pmname</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12004" ><span class="underline">131</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12007" ><span class="underline">132</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\pmstring</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12009" ><span class="underline">133</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12012" ><span class="underline">134</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">Q</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\quarterpast</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12014" ><span class="underline">135</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\quarterto</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12015" ><span class="underline">136</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">S</span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">SECOND </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8008" >137</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmss-10">seminar </span>package&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9015" >138</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\setdefaultdate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14014" ><span 
class="cmti-10">139</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\settimeformat</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8003" ><span 
class="cmti-10">140</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8005" ><span class="underline">141</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortdate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5005" ><span 
class="cmti-10">142</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13018" ><span class="underline">143</span></a> <br /></span>
                                                                                            

                                                                                            
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortdayofweekname</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9006" ><span 
class="cmti-10">144</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\shortmonthname</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9004" ><span 
class="cmti-10">145</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14016" ><span class="underline">146</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">T</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\textdate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5017" ><span 
class="cmti-10">147</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-13019" ><span class="underline">148</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14017" ><span class="underline">149</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEDAY</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10002" ><span class="underline">150</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10012" ><span class="underline">151</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEHOUR</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8012" ><span class="underline">152</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEHOURXII</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8015" ><span class="underline">153</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEMINUTE</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8013" ><span class="underline">154</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEMONTH</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10003" ><span class="underline">155</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THESECOND</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8014" ><span class="underline">156</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THETOHOUR</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8016" ><span class="underline">157</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THETOMINUTE</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8017" ><span class="underline">158</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\THEYEAR</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10004" ><span class="underline">159</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\timeseparator</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8018" ><span 
class="cmti-10">160</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-12002" ><span class="underline">161</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\today</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-2003" ><span class="underline">162</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-3001" ><span class="underline">163</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-4002" ><span class="underline">164</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5002" ><span class="underline">165</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5006" ><span class="underline">166</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5010" ><span class="underline">167</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5012" ><span class="underline">168</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5014" ><span class="underline">169</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5016" ><span class="underline">170</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-5018" ><span class="underline">171</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-6003" ><span class="underline">172</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-6006" ><span class="underline">173</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-6008" ><span class="underline">174</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9017" ><span class="underline">175</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10009" ><span class="underline">176</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-14008" ><span class="underline">177</span></a>, <a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9019" ><span class="underline">178</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">TOHOUR </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8010" >179</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">TOMINUTE </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-8011" >180</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\twodigit</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-9023" ><span 
class="cmti-10">181</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">U</span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\usdate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-6001" ><span 
class="cmti-10">182</span></a> <br /></span>
</p><p class="theindex">                                                                  <span 
class="cmbx-10">Y</span>
<span class="index-item"><span 
class="cmtt-10">YEAR </span>(counter)&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-10007" >183</a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\year</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-15003" ><span class="underline">184</span></a> <br /></span>
<span class="index-item"><span class="obeylines-h"><span class="verb"><span 
class="cmtt-10">\yyyymmdddate</span></span></span>&#x00A0;&#x00A0;<a 
href="datetime-manual.html#dx1-4001" ><span 
class="cmti-10">185</span></a> <br /></span>
</p></div>
   <div class="footnotes"><!--l. 148--><p class="noindent" ><span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn1x0-bk" id="fn1x0"><sup class="textsuperscript">1</sup></a></span><span 
class="cmr-8">in fact, you may get an error from the </span><span 
class="cmss-8">fmtcount</span><a 
 id="dx1-5022"></a> <span 
class="cmr-8">package if you are using a language that it doesn&#8217;t</span>
<span 
class="cmr-8">support.</span></p>
<!--l. 264--><p class="noindent" ><span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn2x0-bk" id="fn2x0"><sup class="textsuperscript">2</sup></a></span><span 
class="cmr-8">thanks to Ulrich Dirr for asking about this</span></p>
<!--l. 354--><p class="indent" >     <span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn3x0-bk" id="fn3x0"><sup class="textsuperscript">3</sup></a></span><span 
class="cmr-8">Note the name change since version 1.1. The command name was changed from </span><span 
class="cmtt-8">\thedate </span><span 
class="cmr-8">to</span>
<span 
class="cmtt-8">\formatdate </span><span 
class="cmr-8">to avoid a name clash when using the </span><span 
class="cmss-8">seminar</span><a 
 id="dx1-9015"></a> <span 
class="cmr-8">class file.</span></p>
<!--l. 361--><p class="indent" >     <span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn4x0-bk" id="fn4x0"><sup class="textsuperscript">4</sup></a></span><span 
class="cmr-8">To be more precise, </span><span 
class="cmtt-8">\today</span><a 
 id="dx1-9019"></a> <span 
class="cmr-8">is defined to be </span><span 
class="cmtt-8">\formatdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-9020"></a><span 
class="cmsy-8">{</span><span 
class="cmtt-8">\day</span><span 
class="cmsy-8">}{</span><span 
class="cmtt-8">\month</span><span 
class="cmsy-8">}{</span><span 
class="cmtt-8">\year</span><span 
class="cmsy-8">} </span><span 
class="cmr-8">where</span>
<span 
class="cmtt-8">\longdate</span><a 
 id="dx1-9021"></a> <span 
class="cmr-8">etc change the definition of </span><span 
class="cmtt-8">\formatdate</span></p>
<!--l. 439--><p class="indent" >    <span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn5x0-bk" id="fn5x0"><sup class="textsuperscript">5</sup></a></span><span 
class="cmr-8">Thanks to Denis Bitouz</span><span 
class="cmr-8"></span> <span 
class="cmr-8">for asking about this</span></p>                                                    </div>
 
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