CultureFormat
CultureFormat Function
Converts the specified value to text displayed using the FormatString of the specified Culture. The culture specified is analogous to the regional settings used by Microsoft windows. (The culture format specified in this function overrieds the windows regional settings for the immediate display.)
For example, using the English (United States) Culture setting, the "short date" FormatString display mm/dd/yyyy and the "currency" FormatString displays $1,234.00. Using the French (france) Culture setting, the "short date" FormaString displays dd/mm/yyyy and the "currency" FormatString displays 1,234,0 €.
Syntax
CultureFormat(scalarValue, scalar FormatString, scalar Culture)
Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
scalarValue | Value to be converted |
scalar FormatString | Format for output (for example: number, currency, time, short date, long date) |
scalar Culture | Culture to be used; for example, English (United States), English (United States), Spanish (Mexican), etc. |
Examples
CultureFormat (Today(), "F", "es-ES")
Formats the current date in spanish.