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Date Time To 8 Char String Function
Dates Times Class

Public Function DateTimeTo8CharString( _
    ByVal vDateTime As Variant _
    ) As Variant

"Date And Time To Eight Character String"
Converts date/time value into an eight-character string that can be used as a (DOS short) file name.
The range is one decade.
The resolution is one minute.

Examples: 
    DateTimeTo8CharString(#2/13/92 13:09#) = "2B131309"
    DateTimeTo8CharString(#2/13/92 13:10#) = "2B131310"
    DateTimeTo8CharString(#5/30/94 09:30#) = "4E300930"
    DateTimeTo8CharString(#5/30/84 09:30#) = "4E300930"
See also: 
    DateTimeSortedString Function
    DateTo4CharString Function
    DateTo3CharString Function
Return value: The return value is composed of: 
    1) the last digit of the year (0..9)
    2) the month represented by a letter (A..L)
    3) the day (01..31)
    4) the hour (00..23)
    5) the minutes (00..59)
vDateTime: The date/time value which is returned as an eight-character numeric string. Function returns Null if vDateTime is Null or cannot be fixed up to a Date.

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