$Sir DateFmt: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:49, 8 February 2018

Validate datetime format

Note: Many $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented methods. There is currently no OO equivalent for the $Sir_DateFmt function.

The $Sir_DateFmt function expects a datetime format string and returns the value 1 if the datetime format is valid, else the value 0.

Syntax

%tst = $Sir_DateFmt(fmt)

Syntax terms

%tst	Set to 1 if `fmt` is a valid datetime format string, otherwise set to 0.
fmt	Datetime format string. Refer to Datetime string formats for an explanation of valid datetime format strings.

Usage notes

This $function has no error conditions.

Example

The following fragment prints the string Good:

%x = $Sir_DateFmt('CYYDDDHHMISSXXX') If %x = 1 Then Print 'Good' Else Print 'Bad' End If

Products authorizing $Sir_DateFmt

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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:$Sir_DateFmt}}
-<span class="pageSubtitle"><section begin="desc" />Validate datetime format<section end="desc" /></span>
+<span class="pageSubtitle">Validate datetime format</span>
-<p class="warning">Most Sirius $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented methods. There is currently no OO equivalent for the $Sir_DateFmt function.</p>
+<p class="warn"><b>Note: </b>Many $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented methods. There is currently no OO equivalent for the $Sir_DateFmt function.</p>
-The $Sir_DateFmt function expects a datetime format string and returns the value 1 if the datetime format is valid, else the value 0.
+The <var>$Sir_DateFmt</var> function expects a datetime format string and returns the value 1 if the datetime format is valid, else the value 0.
 ==Syntax==
-<p class="syntax"><section begin="syntax" /> %tst = $Sir_DateFmt(fmt)
+<p class="syntax"><span class="term">%tst</span> <span class="literal">= $Sir_DateFmt(</span><span class="term">fmt</span><span class="literal">)</span>
-<section end="syntax" /></p>
-<p class="caption">$Sir_DateFmt Function
 </p>
-where
+===Syntax terms===
+<table>
+<tr><th>%tst</th>
+<td>Set to 1 if <var class="term">fmt</var> is a valid datetime format string, otherwise set to 0.
+</td></tr>
-<table class="syntaxTable">
 <tr><th>fmt</th>
-<td>datetime format string. Refer to for an explanation of valid datetime format strings.</td></tr>
+<td>Datetime format string. Refer to [[Datetime string formats]] for an explanation of valid datetime format strings.</td></tr>
-<tr><th>%tst</th>
-<td>set to 1 if '''fmt''' is a valid datetime format string, otherwise set to 0.
-</td></tr>
 </table>
-For example, the following fragment prints the string <tt>Good</tt>:
+==Usage notes==
+<ul>
+<li>This $function has no error conditions.
+</ul>
+==Example==
+The following fragment prints the string <code>Good</code>:
-<p class="code"> %X = $Sir_DateFmt('CYYDDDHHMISSXXX')
+<p class="code">%x = $Sir_DateFmt('CYYDDDHHMISSXXX')
- IF %X = 1 THEN
+If %x = 1 Then
-    PRINT 'Good'
+   Print 'Good'
- ELSE
+Else
-    PRINT 'Bad'
+   Print 'Bad'
- END IF
+End If
 </p>
-This $function has no error conditions.
+==Products authorizing {{PAGENAMEE}}==
 <ul class="smallAndTightList">
-<li>[[Sirius functions]]</li>
+<li>[[List of $functions|Sirius functions]]</li>
 <li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>
-<li>[[Janus Open Client]]</li>
+<li>[[Media:JoclrNew.pdf|Janus Open Client]]</li>
-<li>[[Janus Open Server]]</li>
+<li>[[Media:JosrvrNew.pdf|Janus Open Server]]</li>
 <li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>
 <li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>
-<li>[[Japanese functions]]</li>
+<li>Japanese functions</li>
-<li>[[Sir2000 Field Migration Facility]]</li>
+<li>[[Media:SirfieldNew.pdf|Sir2000 Field Migration Facility]]</li>
 <li>[[Sir2000 User Language Tools]]</li>
 </ul>
-<p class="caption">Products authorizing $Sir_DateFmt
-</p>
 [[Category:$Functions|$Sir_DateFmt]]