Formatting Tags

Most email tags can be formatted a specific way by adding formatting information within the tag.

You can add formatting by changing any tag from[Detail.XXXX]to[Detail.XXXX(<type>(<format code>))]

• Supported values for <type> are:
  • datetime
  • decimal
  • integer
  • currency *
  • sitecurrency
  • boolean **

• Supported values for <format code>:
  • Standard date/time format codes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/az4se3k1.aspx
  • Custom date/time format codes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4.aspx
  • Standard numeric format codes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dwhawy9k.aspx
  • Custom numeric format codes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0c899ak8.aspx

*Special “currency” codes:
In addition to standard and custom numeric format codes, you can specify the currency by adding a pipe (or vertical slash) and the currency code, or “SiteCurrency”.

Example: [Detail.Charges(currency(C|SiteCurrency))]

**Special “boolean” codes:
You can specify the actual words to use instead of “True” or “False”.

Example: [Detail.MyCustomBoolField(boolean(Yes|No))]

 

Date Time Global Tag

The Date Time Global Tag can be used to display the time in a variety of formats.

[#now(DateTime(F))] - The date/time the email notification was generated.

The format string (by default “F”) can be replaced with any standard .Net DateTime format string.

Note:These formats will utilize the email recipient’s selected culture.

Standard Date and Time Format Strings:

• d: 6/15/2008
• D: Sunday, June 15, 2008
• f: Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:15 PM
• F: Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:15:07 PM
• g: 6/15/2008 9:15 PM
• G: 6/15/2008 9:15:07 PM
• m: June 15
• o: 2008-06-15T21:15:07.0000000
• R: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:15:07 GMT
• s: 2008-06-15T21:15:07
• t: 9:15 PM
• T: 9:15:07 PM
• u: 2008-06-15 21:15:07Z
• U: Monday, June 16, 2008 4:15:07 AM
• y: June, 2008

Alternatively, a custom format string containing any alphanumeric value, a ‘ ‘ (space), a ‘:’ (colon) or a ‘/’ (forward slash) may be used instead.

Example: The email tag “[#now(DateTime(dd/M/yyyy))]” will result in the value “15/6/2008”

Supported Values:

• Standard date/time format codes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/az4se3k1.aspx
• Custom date/time format codes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4.aspx