How to format the output of Today() ⨍(x) when used in a formula

Question

This table should explain what I'm asking to do. Have the Wed, Nov 2, 2011 applied to a date when I use the Today() function. Without the workaround of refernencing another cell to pickup formatting like I do in the final row.
Formula
Cell Format
Result
=CONCATENATE("Today is ",TODAY())"
Date: Mon,Jan 5, 2009 Time: None
Today is 02/11/2011
=TODAY()
Date: Mon,Jan 5, 2009 Time: None
Wed, Nov 2, 2011
= CONCATENATE("Today is ",C3)
Date: Mon,Jan 5, 2009 Time: None
Today is Wed, Nov 2, 2011

Answer 1

Hi Barry
I just discover this thread.
The main problem here is that as we aren't allowed to define the format used by TODAY() in the described formula, we have to use a formula which is localization dependant which is really annoying.
For my own use, I will just use two columns :
In the first one the formula would be :
=IF(MID(""&1/2,2,1)=".","Nous sommes le","Today is")
In the second one it would be :
=TODAY()
The vertical border between the two columns is set to white.
But I think that the most efficient answer would be that Apple give us the ability to pass a parameter to TODAY() and/or NOW().
This parameter would define the format which would remain the current one when the parameter is omitted.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)  07 /11 /2011 17:38:15
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