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==Class==
 
==Class==
 
Date and Time Data
 
Date and Time Data
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[SET MARK]], [[SET VAXTIME]], [[CTOD()]], [[DATE()]], [[DMY()]], [[DTOC()]], [[DTOS()]], [[DTOV()]], [[MDY()]], [[STOD()]], [[VTOD()]]
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[[CTOD()]], [[DATE()]], [[DMY()]], [[DTOC()]], [[DTOS()]], [[DTOV()]], [[MDY()]], [[SET CENTURY]], [[SET EPOCH]], [[SET MARK]], [[SET VAXTIME]], [[STOD()]], [[VTOD()]]
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
The SET DATE command specifies the input and output format for dates.  The following summarizes the available date formats.
 
The SET DATE command specifies the input and output format for dates.  The following summarizes the available date formats.
  
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If SET CENTURY is ON, then the years will be formatted with four digits, i.e. yyyy.  The SET MARK command may be used to specify an alternate character to separate the parts of a date.
 
If SET CENTURY is ON, then the years will be formatted with four digits, i.e. yyyy.  The SET MARK command may be used to specify an alternate character to separate the parts of a date.
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==Example==
 
==Example==
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<code lang="recital">
 
set date german
 
set date german
 
use patrons index dates
 
use patrons index dates
 
seek ctod("01.01.98")
 
seek ctod("01.01.98")
 
set century on
 
set century on
seek ctod("01.01.1998")</pre>
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seek ctod("01.01.1998")</code>
  
  

Revision as of 14:18, 15 April 2009

Class

Date and Time Data


Purpose

Determine input and output date formats


Syntax

SET DATE [TO] AMERICAN | ANSI | BRITISH | DMY | FRENCH | GERMAN | ITALIAN | JAPAN | MDY | USA | YMD

See Also

CTOD(), DATE(), DMY(), DTOC(), DTOS(), DTOV(), MDY(), SET CENTURY, SET EPOCH, SET MARK, SET VAXTIME, STOD(), VTOD()

Description

The SET DATE command specifies the input and output format for dates. The following summarizes the available date formats.


Date Format
AMERICAN (or MDY) mm/dd/yy
ANSI yy.mm.dd
BRITISH or FRENCH or (DMY) dd/mm/yy
GERMAN dd.mm.yy
ITALIAN dd-mm-yy
JAPAN or (YMD) yy/mm/dd
USA mm-dd-yy


If SET CENTURY is ON, then the years will be formatted with four digits, i.e. yyyy. The SET MARK command may be used to specify an alternate character to separate the parts of a date.


Example

set date german
use patrons index dates
seek ctod("01.01.98")
set century on
seek ctod("01.01.1998")


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer