Paul Bunyan uses the MFC function COleDateTime::Format to carry out the formatting, which presently uses the ANSI C run-time function strftime. The syntax for the format string is explained in the tables below.
The format string consists of one or more formatting codes which are preceded by a percent sign (%). Characters that do not begin with % are copied unchanged. The formatting codes are listed below:
| Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 %a | Abbreviated weekday nameWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 %b | Abbreviated month nameWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %B | Full month nameWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %c | Date and time representation appropriate for localeWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %d | Day of month as decimal number (01 31)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %H | Hour in 24-hour format (00 23)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %I | Hour in 12-hour format (01 12)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %j | Day of year as decimal number (001 366)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %m | Month as decimal number (01 12)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %M | Minute as decimal number (00 59)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %p | Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clockWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %S | Second as decimal number (00 59)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %U | Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 51)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %w | Weekday as decimal number (0 6; Sunday is 0)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %W | Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 51)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %x | Date representation for current localeWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %X | Time representation for current localeWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %y | Year without century, as decimal number (00 99)Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %Y | Year with century, as decimal numberWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %z, %Z | Time-zone name or abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknownWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| %n. | Fraction of second; n is the number of decimal places [1-7] to display. E.g. %4.Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
| Width3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 %% | Percent signWidth3Width9198Width3Width1458 Width3Width7740 |
The # flag may prefix any formatting code. In that case, the meaning of the format code is changed as follows:
%#a, %#A, %#b, %#B, %#p,The # flag is ignored.
%#X, %#z, %#Z, %#%
%#cLong date and time representation, appropriate for current locale. For example: "Tuesday, March 14, 1995, 12:41:29".
%#xLong date representation, appropriate to current locale. For example: "Tuesday, March 14, 1995".
%#d, %#H, %#I, %#j, %#m,Remove leading zeros (if any).
%#M, %#S, %#U, %#w,
%#W, %#y, %#Y