Overview: This dialog can be used for inserting a date and/or time value in the XF Template document.

Accessing: The Date/Time button located in the Text group under the Insert tab must be selected.

There are various Available Formats from which the used can choose.

Also, the Update Automatically option is available. It can be enabled by checking the appropriate check box.

Example: sample .fo file where the Insert Date and Time option has been used:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<xfd:document xmlns:xfd="http://www.ecrion.com/xfd/1.0" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:xf="http://www.ecrion.com/xf/1.0" xmlns:xc="http://www.ecrion.com/2008/xc" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">

       <xfd:localization>

               <xfd:locale language-id="en_US" language-name="English (United States)" />

       </xfd:localization>

       <fo:layout-master-set>

               <fo:simple-page-master master-name="Letter Page" page-width="8.500in" page-height="11.000in">

                       <fo:region-body region-name="xsl-region-body" margin="0.700in" />

                       <fo:region-before region-name="xsl-region-before" display-align="after" extent="0.700in"/>

                       <fo:region-after region-name="xsl-region-after" display-align="before" extent="0.700in"/>

                       <fo:region-start region-name="xsl-region-start" extent="0.700in"/>

                       <fo:region-end region-name="xsl-region-end" extent="0.700in"/>

               </fo:simple-page-master>

       </fo:layout-master-set>

       <fo:page-sequence master-reference="Letter Page">

               <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before" font-size="12pt" font-family="Times">

                       <fo:block>&#x00A0;</fo:block>

               </fo:static-content>

               <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-after" font-size="12pt" font-family="Times">

                       <fo:block>&#x00A0;</fo:block>

               </fo:static-content>

               <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-start" font-size="12pt" font-family="Times">

                       <fo:block>&#x00A0;</fo:block>

               </fo:static-content>

               <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-end" font-size="12pt" font-family="Times">

                       <fo:block>&#x00A0;</fo:block>

               </fo:static-content>

               <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body" font-family="Times" font-size="12pt">

                       <fo:block><xfd:field xpath="$XFCrtLocalDateTime" format="date:M/dd/yyyy"/></fo:block>

               </fo:flow>

       </fo:page-sequence>

</xfd:document>

Available Format

Effective Format

3/14/2008

M/dd/yyyy

Friday,March 14,2008

EEEE,MMMM dd,yyyy

3/14/08

M/dd/yy

2008-03-14

yyyy-MM-dd

14-Mar-08

dd-MMM-yy

3.14.2008

M.dd.yyyy

Mar.14,08

MMM.dd,yy

14 March 2008

dd MMMM yyyy

March 08

MMMM yy

Mar-08

MMM-yy

3/14/2008 2:36 PM

M/dd/yyyy h:mm a

3/14/2008 2:36:54 PM

M/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss a

2:36:54 PM

h:mm:ss a

14:36

HH:mm

14:36:54

HH:mm:ss