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| ###Format Codes | ###Format Codes | ||
| - | **For the complete list** of codes, see the [ICU Date/Time codes](http://userguide.icu-project.org/formatparse/datetime#TOC-Date-Time-Format-Syntax). | + | **For the complete list** of codes, see the [ICU Date/Time codes](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/action/linkthru?icudatetimereference). |
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| * <TimeUnit> is one of the following: Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, Years, or a weekday, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays. | * <TimeUnit> is one of the following: Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, Years, or a weekday, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays. | ||
| * <Quantity> is the number of <TimeUnit>s | * <Quantity> is the number of <TimeUnit>s | ||
| - | * <format> is the format of text returned, using the [ICU Date/Time codes](http://userguide.icu-project.org/formatparse/datetime#TOC-Date-Time-Format-Syntax) | + | * <format> is the format of text returned, using the [ICU Date/Time codes](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/action/linkthru?icudatetimereference) |
| * [[function:NOW|NOW()]] and [[function:TIME|TIME()]] functions return the current time in GMT | * [[function:NOW|NOW()]] and [[function:TIME|TIME()]] functions return the current time in GMT | ||
| * <+ or –\> is the operator to add (+) or subtract (–) | * <+ or –\> is the operator to add (+) or subtract (–) | ||
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| ===== Mixing Functions and Tokens ===== | ===== Mixing Functions and Tokens ===== | ||
| - | You might expect [[token:ICUDateTimeFor|%ICUDateTimeFor%]] [[function:TIME|TIME(2017, 1, 1)]] `%EEE, MMM d, yyyy%` to yield `Sun, Jan 1, 2017`. However, it may yield `Sat, Dec 31, 2016`, depending on your local time zone. | + | You might expect “%[[token:ICUDateTimeFor|ICUDateTimeFor]]%[[function:TIME|TIME(2017, 1, 1)]]%EEE, MMM d, yyyy%” to yield `Sun, Jan 1, 2017`. However, it may yield `Sat, Dec 31, 2016`, depending on your local time zone. |
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| * It is best is to use [[function:TIME|TIME(Year, Month, Day, 12, 0, 0)]] which will give noon GMT time, and thus the same day in local time for pretty much everyone in the world (everyone with time zone differences strictly between -12 hours and +12 hours). | * It is best is to use [[function:TIME|TIME(Year, Month, Day, 12, 0, 0)]] which will give noon GMT time, and thus the same day in local time for pretty much everyone in the world (everyone with time zone differences strictly between -12 hours and +12 hours). | ||
| - | So, if you use [[token:ICUDateTimeFor|%ICUDateTimeFor%]] [[function:TIME|TIME(2017, 1, 1 , 12, 0, 0)]] `%EEE, MMM d, yyyy%` you will now get the expected result of `Sun, Jan 1, 2017` | + | So, if you use “%[[token:ICUDateTimeFor|ICUDateTimeFor]]%[[function:TIME|TIME(2017, 1, 1 , 12, 0, 0)]]%EEE, MMM d, yyyy%” you will now get the expected result of `Sun, Jan 1, 2017` |
| ===== Discussion on Keyboard Maestro Forum ===== | ===== Discussion on Keyboard Maestro Forum ===== | ||
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