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Standard FME Date and Time Format

The standard format for dates and times in FME is any of:

yyyymmdd

hhmmss[.x+][(+/-)zz]

yyyymmddhhmmss[.x+][(+/-)zz]

 

Where Description Example
yyyy year in 4 digits 2011
mm month number 07 (July)
dd day of the month 05
hh hour of a 24-hour clock 14 (2:00 p.m.)
mm number of minutes  
ss number of seconds  
[.x+] optional fraction of a second, represented by one or more digits  
[(+/-)zz] optional timezone compared to GMT, so -08 is Pacific Time Zone PST

Example

The time 08:37:10, 8 Sep 2011 (PST) is:

20110908083710.000-08