Anyway the solution was obviously to include the month name. My first reaction was to change FLDTYPES.xml, then to create a custom field type, and finally it soon became obvious a calculated field should do the trick.
So I searched a minute for a formula to render the date with the month name in the middle… I didn’t find any so I created it.
It is a piece of cake to do it in VB and C#, but what does a calculated field provide? As it turns out quite a lot. Everybody knows your classic [Today], LTrim, etc… but what I didn’t know it that it supports a lot of Excel functions (not the VBA ones).
Before we get to the list of functions, here’s how to write the month name formula:
=TEXT([DateField],”dd”) &”/”& TEXT([DateField],”mmm”) &”/”& TEXT([DateField],”yyyy”)
or
=DAY([DateField]) &”/”& TEXT([DateField],”mmm”) &”/”& YEAR([DateField])
or better
=IF(NOT(ISBLANK([DateField])),DAY([DateField])&” “&TEXT([DateField],”mmm”)&” “&YEAR([DateField]),””)
Now here’s probably what your here for, a list of SharePoint Calculated Field/Column functions:
source (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP100791861033.aspx)
Date and time functions
Function | Description |
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DATE | Returns the serial number of a particular date |
DATEVALUE | Converts a date in the form of text to a serial number |
DAY | Converts a serial number to a day of the month |
DAYS360 | Calculates the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year |
EDATE | Returns the serial number of the date that is the indicated number of months before or after the start date |
EOMONTH | Returns the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months |
HOUR | Converts a serial number to an hour |
MINUTE | Converts a serial number to a minute |
MONTH | Converts a serial number to a month |
NETWORKDAYS | Returns the number of whole workdays between two dates |
NOW | Returns the serial number of the current date and time |
SECOND | Converts a serial number to a second |
TIME | Returns the serial number of a particular time |
TIMEVALUE | Converts a time in the form of text to a serial number |
TODAY | Returns the serial number of today’s date |
WEEKDAY | Converts a serial number to a day of the week |
WEEKNUM | Converts a serial number to a number representing where the week falls numerically with a year |
WORKDAY | Returns the serial number of the date before or after a specified number of workdays |
YEAR | Converts a serial number to a year |
YEARFRAC | Returns the year fraction representing the number of whole days between start_date and end_date |
Information functions
Function | Description |
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CELL | Returns information about the formatting, location, or contents of a cell |
ERROR.TYPE | Returns a number corresponding to an error type |
INFO | Returns information about the current operating environment |
ISBLANK | Returns TRUE if the value is blank |
ISERR | Returns TRUE if the value is any error value except #N/A |
ISERROR | Returns TRUE if the value is any error value |
ISEVEN | Returns TRUE if the number is even |
ISLOGICAL | Returns TRUE if the value is a logical value |
ISNA | Returns TRUE if the value is the #N/A error value |
ISNONTEXT | Returns TRUE if the value is not text |
ISNUMBER | Returns TRUE if the value is a number |
ISODD | Returns TRUE if the number is odd |
ISREF | Returns TRUE if the value is a reference |
ISTEXT | Returns TRUE if the value is text |
N | Returns a value converted to a number |
NA | Returns the error value #N/A |
TYPE | Returns a number indicating the data type of a value |
Logical functions
Function | Description |
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AND | Returns TRUE if all of its arguments are TRUE |
FALSE | Returns the logical value FALSE |
IF | Specifies a logical test to perform |
IFERROR | Returns a value you specify if a formula evaluates to an error; otherwise, returns the result of the formula |
NOT | Reverses the logic of its argument |
OR | Returns TRUE if any argument is TRUE |
TRUE | Returns the logical value TRUE |
Math and trigonometry functions
Function | Description |
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ABS | Returns the absolute value of a number |
ACOS | Returns the arccosine of a number |
ACOSH | Returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine of a number |
ASIN | Returns the arcsine of a number |
ASINH | Returns the inverse hyperbolic sine of a number |
ATAN | Returns the arctangent of a number |
ATAN2 | Returns the arctangent from x- and y-coordinates |
ATANH | Returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent of a number |
CEILING | Rounds a number to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance |
COMBIN | Returns the number of combinations for a given number of objects |
COS | Returns the cosine of a number |
COSH | Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a number |
DEGREES | Converts radians to degrees |
EVEN | Rounds a number up to the nearest even integer |
EXP | Returns e raised to the power of a given number |
FACT | Returns the factorial of a number |
FACTDOUBLE | Returns the double factorial of a number |
FLOOR | Rounds a number down, toward zero |
GCD | Returns the greatest common divisor |
INT | Rounds a number down to the nearest integer |
LCM | Returns the least common multiple |
LN | Returns the natural logarithm of a number |
LOG | Returns the logarithm of a number to a specified base |
LOG10 | Returns the base-10 logarithm of a number |
MDETERM | Returns the matrix determinant of an array |
MINVERSE | Returns the matrix inverse of an array |
MMULT | Returns the matrix product of two arrays |
MOD | Returns the remainder from division |
MROUND | Returns a number rounded to the desired multiple |
MULTINOMIAL | Returns the multinomial of a set of numbers |
ODD | Rounds a number up to the nearest odd integer |
PI | Returns the value of pi |
POWER | Returns the result of a number raised to a power |
PRODUCT | Multiplies its arguments |
QUOTIENT | Returns the integer portion of a division |
RADIANS | Converts degrees to radians |
ROMAN | Converts an arabic numeral to roman, as text |
ROUND | Rounds a number to a specified number of digits |
ROUNDDOWN | Rounds a number down, toward zero |
ROUNDUP | Rounds a number up, away from zero |
SERIESSUM | Returns the sum of a power series based on the formula |
SIGN | Returns the sign of a number |
SIN | Returns the sine of the given angle |
SINH | Returns the hyperbolic sine of a number |
SQRT | Returns a positive square root |
SQRTPI | Returns the square root of (number * pi) |
SUBTOTAL | Returns a subtotal in a list or database |
SUM | Adds its arguments |
SUMIF | Adds the cells specified by a given criteria |
SUMIFS | Adds the cells in a range that meet multiple criteria |
SUMPRODUCT | Returns the sum of the products of corresponding array components |
SUMSQ | Returns the sum of the squares of the arguments |
SUMX2MY2 | Returns the sum of the difference of squares of corresponding values in two arrays |
SUMX2PY2 | Returns the sum of the sum of squares of corresponding values in two arrays |
SUMXMY2 | Returns the sum of squares of differences of corresponding values in two arrays |
TAN | Returns the tangent of a number |
TANH | Returns the hyperbolic tangent of a number |
TRUNC | Truncates a number to an integer |
Statistical functions
Function | Description |
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AVEDEV | Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean |
AVERAGE | Returns the average of its arguments |
AVERAGEA | Returns the average of its arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values |
AVERAGEIF | Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all the cells in a range that meet a given criteria |
AVERAGEIFS | Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all cells that meet multiple criteria. |
BETADIST | Returns the beta cumulative distribution function |
BETAINV | Returns the inverse of the cumulative distribution function for a specified beta distribution |
BINOMDIST | Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability |
CHIDIST | Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution |
CHIINV | Returns the inverse of the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution |
CHITEST | Returns the test for independence |
CONFIDENCE | Returns the confidence interval for a population mean |
CORREL | Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets |
COUNT | Counts how many numbers are in the list of arguments |
COUNTA | Counts how many values are in the list of arguments |
COUNTBLANK | Counts the number of blank cells within a range |
COUNTIF | Counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given criteria |
COUNTIFS | Counts the number of cells within a range that meet multiple criteria |
COVAR | Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations |
CRITBINOM | Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is less than or equal to a criterion value |
DEVSQ | Returns the sum of squares of deviations |
EXPONDIST | Returns the exponential distribution |
FDIST | Returns the F probability distribution |
FINV | Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution |
FISHER | Returns the Fisher transformation |
FISHERINV | Returns the inverse of the Fisher transformation |
FORECAST | Returns a value along a linear trend |
FREQUENCY | Returns a frequency distribution as a vertical array |
FTEST | Returns the result of an F-test |
GAMMADIST | Returns the gamma distribution |
GAMMAINV | Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution |
GAMMALN | Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function, Γ(x) |
GEOMEAN | Returns the geometric mean |
GROWTH | Returns values along an exponential trend |
HARMEAN | Returns the harmonic mean |
HYPGEOMDIST | Returns the hypergeometric distribution |
INTERCEPT | Returns the intercept of the linear regression line |
KURT | Returns the kurtosis of a data set |
LARGE | Returns the k-th largest value in a data set |
LINEST | Returns the parameters of a linear trend |
LOGEST | Returns the parameters of an exponential trend |
LOGINV | Returns the inverse of the lognormal distribution |
LOGNORMDIST | Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution |
MAX | Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments |
MAXA | Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values |
MEDIAN | Returns the median of the given numbers |
MIN | Returns the minimum value in a list of arguments |
MINA | Returns the smallest value in a list of arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values |
MODE | Returns the most common value in a data set |
NEGBINOMDIST | Returns the negative binomial distribution |
NORMDIST | Returns the normal cumulative distribution |
NORMINV | Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution |
NORMSDIST | Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution |
NORMSINV | Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution |
PEARSON | Returns the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient |
PERCENTILE | Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range |
PERCENTRANK | Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set |
PERMUT | Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects |
POISSON | Returns the Poisson distribution |
PROB | Returns the probability that values in a range are between two limits |
QUARTILE | Returns the quartile of a data set |
RANK | Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers |
RSQ | Returns the square of the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient |
SKEW | Returns the skewness of a distribution |
SLOPE | Returns the slope of the linear regression line |
SMALL | Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set |
STANDARDIZE | Returns a normalized value |
STDEV | Estimates standard deviation based on a sample |
STDEVA | Estimates standard deviation based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values |
STDEVP | Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population |
STDEVPA | Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values |
STEYX | Returns the standard error of the predicted y-value for each x in the regression |
TDIST | Returns the Student’s t-distribution |
TINV | Returns the inverse of the Student’s t-distribution |
TREND | Returns values along a linear trend |
TRIMMEAN | Returns the mean of the interior of a data set |
TTEST | Returns the probability associated with a Student’s t-test |
VAR | Estimates variance based on a sample |
VARA | Estimates variance based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values |
VARP | Calculates variance based on the entire population |
VARPA | Calculates variance based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values |
WEIBULL | Returns the Weibull distribution |
ZTEST | Returns the one-tailed probability-value of a z-test |
Text functions
Function | Description |
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ASC | Changes full-width (double-byte) English letters or katakana within a character string to half-width (single-byte) characters |
CHAR | Returns the character specified by the code number |
CLEAN | Removes all nonprintable characters from text |
CODE | Returns a numeric code for the first character in a text string |
CONCATENATE | Joins several text items into one text item |
DOLLAR | Converts a number to text, using the $ (dollar) currency format |
EXACT | Checks to see if two text values are identical |
FIND, FINDB | Finds one text value within another (case-sensitive) |
FIXED | Formats a number as text with a fixed number of decimals |
JIS | Changes half-width (single-byte) English letters or katakana within a character string to full-width (double-byte) characters |
LEFT, LEFTB | Returns the leftmost characters from a text value |
LEN, LENB | Returns the number of characters in a text string |
LOWER | Converts text to lowercase |
MID, MIDB | Returns a specific number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify |
PHONETIC | Extracts the phonetic (furigana) characters from a text string |
PROPER | Capitalizes the first letter in each word of a text value |
REPLACE, REPLACEB | Replaces characters within text |
REPT | Repeats text a given number of times |
RIGHT, RIGHTB | Returns the rightmost characters from a text value |
SEARCH, SEARCHB | Finds one text value within another (not case-sensitive) |
T | Converts its arguments to text |
TEXT | Formats a number and converts it to text |
TRIM | Removes spaces from text |
UPPER | Converts text to uppercase |
VALUE | Converts a text argument to a number |