The date that the file was created, formatted based on your specification.
Silent Sifter uses the best available create date, which may be any one of EXIF original date, file last modified date, file created date, depending on the file and what is available.
The date can be formatted in numerous ways, based on the Unicode standard for date formatting. To learn more about all of the date formatting options that can be provided, take a look at the standard: Unicode Date Standard.
Note that this Date token is localized – which means that OSX attempts to make it display the way you would expect for your country. Sometimes, this means that the format is not what you would expect, which is why we provide the DateUL token.
Examples (for English speaking countries, if your Mac is operating in another language, your results may vary):
| Usage | Input | Result |
|---|---|---|
Date:yyyy |
IMG_1234.JPG created on 8/1/2012 |
2012 |
Date:MMM |
IMG_1234.JPG created on 8/1/2012 |
Aug |
Date:HHmmss |
IMG_1234.JPG created at 14:07:36 |
140736 |