MashZone NextGen 10.2 | Appendix | Legacy Presto components | Mashables and Mashups | Mashups in MashZone NextGen Wires | Creating Mashups in Wires | Add Actions or Other Blocks | Build Dates
 
Build Dates
The DateBuilder action allows you to select a date and optional time. You can also control whether this date is treated as a date or as a string.
Note: The result of this block is either a date, a date and time or a string rather than a well-formed document.
Input Date
Click in this field to select a date from the calendar that opens and optionally set a time. Click Now to pick the current date and time.
Output Date Type
Select the data type to apply to this date:
*Date = the value for this date and time, if any, are treated as a date. It can be used in date calculations or sorting by date.
*String = the value for this date and time, if any, are treated as a string of text. You cannot use this value in date calculations or sorting. You can choose the format to use to display this date string.
Output Date Format
Select the format to apply to this date string. Date formats include:
Date and time syntax symbols includes:
*a = AM or PM for 12-hour times
*dd = 2-digit date of the day
*EEE = 3-character abbreviation of the day of the week, such as Thu
*EEEE = full name of the day of the week, such as Thursday
*HH = 2 digit hour in a 24 hour clock
*hh = 2 digit hour in a 12 hour clock
*MM = 2 digit month
*MMM = 3-character month abbreviation, such as Dec
*MMMM = full month by name, such as December
*mm = minutes
*ss = seconds
*sss = milliseconds
*yyyy = 4-digit year
*z = timezone
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