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TextRange.InsertDateTime Method (Publisher)

Returns a TextRange object that represents the date and time inserted into a specified text range.

Syntax

expression .InsertDateTime(Format, InsertAsField, InsertAsFullWidth, Language, Calendar)

expression A variable that represents a TextRange object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Format

Required

PbDateTimeFormat

A format for the date and time.

InsertAsField

Optional

Boolean

True for Microsoft Publisher to update date and time whenever opening the publication. Default is False.

InsertAsFullWidth

Optional

Boolean

True to insert the specified information as double-byte digits. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. Default is False.

Language

Optional

MsoLanguageID

The language in which to display the date or time.

Calendar

Optional

PbCalendarType

The calendar type to use when displaying the date or time.

Return Value

TextRange

Remarks

The Format parameter can be one of the PbDateTimeFormat constants declared in the Microsoft Publisher type library.

The Language parameter can be one of the MsoLanguageID constants declared in the Microsoft Office type library.

The Calendar parameter can be one of the PbCalendarType constants declared in the Microsoft Publisher type library. The default is pbCalendarTypeWestern.

Example

This example inserts a field for the current date at the cursor position.

Sub InsertDateField() 
 Selection.TextRange.InsertDateTime Format:=pbDateLong, InsertAsField:=True 
End Sub