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formatdatetime(utcnow() ,'M') = 13 January

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Posted on by PR-13010923-0
Everywhere I looked 'M' means one digit month but when I use it in scrip I get DD MMMM (e.g. 13 January). If I use 'MM' it becomes 01 as it should. What is going on?
 
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    eetuRobo 4,401 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    I think that is how it should work in .NET even thought it feels unintuitive

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-date-and-time-format-strings
     

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    Expiscornovus 33,498 Most Valuable Professional on at
     
    In addition to the link shared by @eetuRobo there is another link which might be useful.
     
    The custom date and time format strings article:
     
    That article has examples for the formats you are using.
     

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