Use the Date separators option to set
detailed formatting options for date fields in your report.
Prefix
Use the Prefix box to create a prefix
for dates in your date field, for example, DATE.
First and second
separators
When you are setting up a custom format
for a date field object, the program enables you to specify the separators, if
any, that you want to use to separate the date elements. Since each date has
three elements (YMD, DMY, or MDY), you can specify two different separators.
The first separator goes between the first and second elements, the second
separator goes between the second and third elements. Type the character(s) you
want to use for the separators in the appropriate boxes. Within practical
limits, you can use as many characters as you need. For example,
If you are using a short format, all
numbers, you may want to specify a forward slash (/) as the first separator and
as the second separator as well (like 12/25/96).
If you are using a long format with
the month spelled out, you may not want to use any separator between the first
and second elements and then use a comma between the second and third (like
March 22, 1998).
Suffix
Use the Suffix box to create a suffix
that follows the dates in your date field.