$Sir_ND2Date
Convert datetime number of days to string
Most Sirius $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented methods. The OO equivalent for this $function is DaysToString.
The $Sir_ND2Date function expects a numeric datetime argument containing a number of days since January 1, 1900, and a datetime format string. It returns the date represented by the first argument, in the format corresponding to the second argument. $Sir_ND2Date accepts an optional error control string and returns the null string if an error is detected.
Syntax
<section begin="syntax" /> %dat = $Sir_ND2Date(datn, fmt, errctl) <section end="syntax" />
$Sir_ND2Date Function
where
| datn | datetime number containing a signed number of days since January 1, 1900. |
|---|---|
| fmt | datetime format string. Refer to for an explanation of valid datetime formats and valid datetime values. |
| errctl | optional error control string, refer to . |
| %dat | set to the datetime value string, using format specified by fmt, corresponding to datn, unless an error is detected. |
For example, the following fragment prints the string 07/31/84:
%X = $Sir_Date2ND('8407301230', 'YYMMDDHHMI') * Add a day: %X = %X + 1 PRINT $Sir_ND2Date(%X, 'MM/DD/YY')
Error conditions are shown in the following figure.
- fmt is not a valid datetime format.
- datn out of range.
$Sir_ND2Date returns a null string in the following cases:
Notes: The inverse of this $function is $Sir_Date2ND.
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