Appendix B: Valid date format strings.
| Date masks: | |
| YYYY = 4 digit year representation (example: 1998) | |
| MM = 2 digit month representation; if month digit is less then 10 always precede value with 0 (example: 08 = August) | |
| MMM = 3 character month representation (examples: FEB = February, MAR = March, etc.) | |
| DD = 2 digit day representation; if day digit is less then 10 always precede value with 0 (example: 01 = the first day of the month) | |
| JUL = Julian day or day of the year (example: 1998213 = August 1, 1998, August 1st being the 213th day of 1998) | |
| Support Formats: | |
| YYYY-MM-DD (1998-08-01 = August 1, 1998) | |
| YYYYMMDD (19750619 = June 19, 1975) | |
| DDMMYYYY (10021972 = February 10, 1972) | |
| DDMMMYYYY (01JAN2001 = January 1, 2001) | |
| MMDDYYYY (09302002 = September 30, 2002) | |
| YYYYJUL (2005205 = July 24, 2005) |