DataField.Format property - Developer Area

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DataField.Format property

Gets or sets the Format for the data field

Syntax:

Property Get Format() As String
Property Let Format(ByVal Value As String)

Remarks:

The Format property returns or specifies the data format for the given data field.

Examples:

The following VBA example adds a new data field, CreationDate, and sets the date format for it.

Sub Test()
  Dim df As DataField
  Set df = ActiveDocument.DataFields.Add("CreationDate", DocDefault:=True)
  df.Format = "dd/MM/yy"
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25