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<li>To display the current date, as returned by the TIME SVC
<li>To display the current date, as returned by the TIME SVC
(if the <var class="product">[[Media:Ul2krNew.pdf|Sir2000 User Language Tools]]</var>
(if the <var class="product">[[Sir2000 User Language Tools]]</var>
is active, the date is obtained by temporarily switching
is active, the date is obtained by temporarily switching
the clock using the <code>APPDATE INTERNAL</code> command) as
the clock using the <code>APPDATE INTERNAL</code> command) as
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For headers on pages or rows that occur on
For headers on pages or rows that occur on
printed pages or displayed screens,
printed pages or displayed screens,
<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products generally use a full four-digit
<var class="product">[[RKTools]]</var> products generally use a full four-digit year format, although they may display dates with
year format, although they may display dates with
two-digit years in circumstances where the proper century can be
two-digit years in circumstances where the proper century can be
inferred from the context.
inferred from the context.

Latest revision as of 22:57, 8 February 2018

SirScan uses dates in the following ways:

  • To examine the CPU clock (as returned by the STCK hardware instruction) to determine the current date, in case SirScan is under a rental or trial agreement.
  • To display the current date, as returned by the TIME SVC (if the Sir2000 User Language Tools is active, the date is obtained by temporarily switching the clock using the APPDATE INTERNAL command) as page headers in various end-user displays.
  • To select and display Model 204 timestamps from the journal.

For headers on pages or rows that occur on printed pages or displayed screens, RKTools products generally use a full four-digit year format, although they may display dates with two-digit years in circumstances where the proper century can be inferred from the context.

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