Part 3: The 32-Bit Drivers : The Text Driver : Date Masks

Date Masks
Date masks tell the driver how a date is stored in a text file. When a value is inserted into a text file, the date is formatted so that it matches the mask. When reading a text file, the driver converts the formatted date into a date data type.
The following table lists the symbols to use when specifying the date mask.
The following table shows some example date values, masks, and how the date appears in the text file.

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