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Timeseparator - the character used to separate display time fields

var TimeSeparator : char; Description The TimeSeparator variable is used in date and time display functions between hour, minute and second values. TimeSeparator value is ':' by default, depending on the Windows locale. Notes DateSeparator = LOCALE_STIME by default. Related commands DateSeparator The character used to separate display date fields DateTimeToString Rich formatting of a TDateTime variable into a string StrToTime Converts a time string into a TDateTime value TimeAMString Determines AM value in DateTimeToString procedure TimePMString Determines PM value in DateTimeToString procedure Example code : Changing the time display separator character var mydate : TDateTime; begin myDate := EndOfAMonth(2000, 2); // 29th Feb 2000 at 23:59:59.999 LongTimeFormat := 'hh:mm:ss.zzz'; // Show milli-seconds ShowMessage('Date = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate)); TimeSeparator := '_'; // Override the : time separator ShowMessage('Date now = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate)); end; Show full unit code Date = 29/02/2000 23:59:59.999 Date now = 29/02/2000 23_59_59.999