Specifies the format for Date and DateTime values displayed in a text box. Available at design time and run time.
Syntax
Object.DateFormat[ = nValue]
Settings
nValue
One of the following settings:
| Setting | Description | Format |
| 0 | (Default) The displayed date format is determined by the setting of SET DATE. | Determined by SET DATE |
| 1 | American | mm/dd/yy |
| 2 | ANSI | yy.mm.dd |
| 3 | British | dd/mm/yy |
| 4 | Italian | dd-mm-yy |
| 5 | French | dd/mm/yy |
| 6 | German | dd.mm.yy |
| 7 | Japan | yy/mm/dd |
| 8 | Taiwan | yy/mm/dd |
| 9 | USA | mm-dd-yy |
| 10 | MDY | mm/dd/yy |
| 11 | DMY | dd/mm/yy |
| 12 | YMD | yy/mm/dd |
| 13 | Short | Determined by the Windows Control Panel short date setting |
| 14 | Long | Determined by the Windows Control Panel long date setting |
Remarks
A Date or DateTime value displayed in a text box may be displayed in a different format when the text box does not have the focus. Certain short and long date formats that you can specify in the Windows Control Panel do not correspond to valid Visual FoxPro formats, and are displayed in a default format.
The Format property overrides the DateFormat property when the YS, YL, E, or D settings are specified for the Format property.