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DAY_FORMAT |
Specify DAY Format |
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Set Date Format Mask: |
DAY_FORMAT [new_fmt$] |
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Read Date Format Mask: |
DAY_FORMAT READ current_fmt$ |
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new_fmt$ |
String expression containing the format for the variable DAY. Optional. Defaults to "MM/DD/YY". |
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current_fmt$ |
String expression (max 8kb) containing current DAY_FORMAT setting. |
Use the DAY_FORMAT directive to change the format mask for the DAY variable. The format string contains the new format for the DAY variable.
Characters in the format string control the following:
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DD |
Insert current day |
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MM |
Insert current month |
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YY |
Insert current year (last two digits only) |
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YYYY |
Insert four digit year |
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AA |
Insert current year using 00 - 99 for 1900 through 1999, A0 - A9 for 2000 through 2009, B0 - B9 for 2010 through 2019, etc. |
All other characters in the mask are returned as literals in the DAY variable. The DAY_FORMAT stays in effect until a START directive is executed.
The DAY_FORMAT directive mask can contain the letters AA (e.g. "MM/DD/AA"). The format AA indicates a packed two-character year field. PxPlus returns $A0$ for the year 2000, $A1$ for 2001, $B0$ for 2010, etc. up to $Z9$ for the year 2269. This format assists with conversion issues in legacy applications.
DAY Return Current System Date
DTE( ) Convert Date
JUL( ) Return Julian Date
print day
day_format "YYYY MM/DD"
print day
->run
11/15/00
2000 11/15
Example 2:
X$="01/01/A0"
day_format "MM/DD/AA"
print jul(X$)
print dte(10957:"%Y %Ml %D")
->run
10957
2000 January 1