You can use the system date and time strings to output or log the date.
For emails and SMS messages, the values of time and date strings are fixed to the date on which the messages were sent. For CloudPages, the values of time and date strings are based on the date on which the page was rendered.
| String | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
xtmonth |
The full name of the month. | August |
xtmonthnumeric |
The month expressed as a number from 1-12. | 8 |
xtday |
The day of the month, expressed as a number. | 5 |
xtdayofweek |
The day of the week. | Saturday |
xtyear |
The year, expressed in four digits | 2023 |
xtshortdate |
The full date in short format. | 08/05/2023 |
xtlongdate |
The full date in long format. | Saturday, August 5, 2023 |
Using Time and Date Strings with AMPscript Functions
You can combine system date strings with AMPscript functions. This example shows how to change the way that the system date is presented using the FormatDate() function.
<p>This email was sent %%=v(xtdayofweek)=%%, %%=FormatDate(xtlongdate, "d MMMM YYYY")=%%.</p>
This example outputs the day, month, and year in the specified format:
This email was sent Saturday, 5 August 2023.