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- modify the default format specification string for conversion to string and number - the default format specification string for conversion to string is "yyyy-mm-dd HH-MM-SS" and for conversion to number is "yyyymmdd " (yielding a string "2000-01-04 09:50:24" and number 20000104 , respectively, for the example we have been using).
- replace the default english English string date components (names of the week days and of months) - the default month names are January , February , ..., while the default week days' names are Monday , Tuesday , ...,. You can replace these by those in any language of your choice, e.g. Janvier , Janeiro , Enero (no accents though!).
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