GetDate/ format date time string

[XxLinkxX]

Hello everyone,

I needed some help figuring why i can't use %p to denote A.M and P.M on my outut screen. When i run the application i get the time but not the denote am/pm.

I've attached both the image and the VI.

[RavensFan · Accepted solution]

The 12 hour clock used %I for the hour.

The correct format string is %I:%M:%S %p

[ben64]

Use % I instead of %H, %H is for 24h clock.

Ben64

[gdrag]

Refer to this forum post for the answer:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Using-Format-Date-Time-String-Function-Vi/td-p/1581082

In short, replace the %H with %I to go from 24 hour format to 12-hour format.

[XxLinkxX]

Thanks alot!

[XxLinkxX]

Thanks alot!

Since i was testing in the morning i never saw anything passed 12 P.M

[JÞB]

Have one on me Bill!

Bad format strings can be a pain.  You simply cannot use "H" and expect a "%p" to make any difference!  "%H" denotes a 24hour clock where AM and PM are meaningless  and capitolization is important to format strings.