4W WebMerge Tag Reference

WM-GenDate

Syntax

[WM-Gendate]

[WM-Gendate short]

[WM-Gendate long]

[WM-Gendate abbreviated]

[WM-Gendate internet]

[WM-Gendate system]

Example

This page was updated on [WM-GenDate short system].

Description

[WM-GenDate] inserts the current date. By default it uses MM/DD/YY, but other formats can be specified with these attributes:

Attribute	Example Result
short	12/25/02
long	Wednesday, December 25, 2003
abbreviated (can also be "abbrev" or "abbr")	Wed. Dec 25, 2003
internet	Wed, 25 Dec 2003 23:44:37 -0800

The system attribute can be used in conjunction with any of the above to generated the date in the format specified on your system at the time your pages are generated:

   [WM-GenDate long system]

Without the system attribute WebMerge will use the US formats shown above.

Introduced in version 2.1.