Time/Date Stamp Codes

Use the following time formatting codes to insert timestamp elements into the image SpyCam captures and uploads to your web site. Use these codes on SpyCams Captions dialog. Besides using the codes, you can also type any text you like (such as your name, image description etc.).

CharacterMeaning
%aAbbreviated weekday name
%AFull weekday name
%bAbbreviated month name
%BFull month name
%cDate and time representation appropriate for locale
%#cLong date and time representation appropriate for locale
%dDay of month as decimal number (01 - 31) (*)
%HHour in 24-hour format (00 - 23) (*)
%IHour in 12-hour format (01 - 12) (*)
%jDay of year as decimal number (001 - 366) (*)
%mMonth as decimal number (01 - 12) (*)
%MMinute as decimal number (00 - 59) (*)
%pCurrent locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock
%SSecond as decimal number (00 - 59) (*)
%UWeek of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 - 51) (*)
%wWeekday as decimal number (0 - 6; Sunday is 0)
%WWeek of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 - 51) (*)
%xDate representation for current locale
%#xLong date representation for current locale
%XTime representation for current locale
%yYear without century, as decimal number (00 - 99) (*)
%YYear with century, as decimal number
%zTime-zone abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown (Not working - bug reported to Microsoft)
%ZTime-zone name; no characters if time zone is unknown
%%Percent sign

(*) Indicates adding the # flag as a prefix to the format code (ie %#d) removes leading zeros (if any).
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