Overview of $Date functions
All $Date functions — $Date, $DATEJ, $DATEP — accept two input arguments.
Syntax
$Date(year-format, fill-character)
Where::
- The year-format argument controls the format of the year based on the following input values:
- The fill-character argument indicates a 1-byte fill character to place between the date components, as in the following examples:
Code example Return format Example: July 11, 2013 $date(2,' ') 'CYY MM DD' 113 07 11 $date(0,'Z') 'YYzMMzDD' 13z07z11 $DATEJ(1,'-') 'YYYY-DDD' 2013-192 $DATEJ(1,) 'YYYYDDD' 2013192
| year-format input | Return format | Example: Year 2013 displayed as... |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | YY | 13 |
| 1 | YYYY | 2013 |
| 2 | CYY | 113 (The first digit represents the century since 1900) |
CYY represents the century-year format. The first digit represents the century since 1900. The CYY format can be manipulated using the CUSTOM parameter.
Usage
$DATECHG, $DATECHK, $DATECNV, and $DATEDIF recognize a format of CYY as representing the century-year format as returned from the $Date function. Conversion to and from the CYY format is fully supported.
In addition, if CUSTOM=1 is added to the User 0 CCAIN stream or set later using the RESET command, the following occurs: If a CYY date format is specified for conversion and only a YY input is supplied, the conversion is successfully completed by using the CENTSPLT and BASECENT parameters.
Examples
- IF CUSTOM=1, BASECENT=19, and CENTSPLT=95, then:
- If CUSTOM=1 is omitted, BASECENT=19, and CENTSPLT=95, then:
- If
CUSTOM=2is added to the User 0 CCAIN stream or set later using the RESET command, the following occurs: If a CYY-format is specified for output conversion and the C indicator is zero, then C is eliminated. This is true for all $Date function calls. For example:If CUSTOM=2, then:
PRINT $DATEJ(2)prints 97.001.But if CUSTOM=2 is omitted, then
PRINT $DATEJ(2)prints 097.001.
| Print command | Results |
|---|---|
| PRINT $DATECNV('CYYDDD','YYYYMMDD','96001') | 19960101 |
| PRINT $DATECNV('CYYDDD','YYYYMMDD','196001') | 20960101 |
| PRINT $DATECNV('CYYDDD','YYYYMMDD','95001') | 19950101 |
| PRINT $DATECNV('CYYDDD','YYYYMMDD','095001') | 19950101 |
| Print command | Results |
|---|---|
| PRINT $DATECNV('CYYDDD','YYYYMMDD','96001') | ****** |
| PRINT $DATECNV('CYYDDD','YYYYMMDD','196001') | 20960101 |
| PRINT $DATECNV('CYYDDD','YYYYMMDD','95001') | ****** |
| PRINT $DATECNV('CYYDDD','YYYYMMDD','095001') | 19950101 |
Julian dates
The Julian date is a 4-byte, packed decimal formatted as follows:
0CYYDDDF
Where:
- 0 is a reserved filler
- C represents the century since 1900. For example:
C=0 represents years 1900-1999
C=1 represents years 2000-2099
- YY is 2-byte year
- DDD is 3-byte day
- F is positive sign nibble for packed decimal
Routines available for user-written date $functions
CCALL entry points have been added: DATE, DATE3, and DATE4. All routines must be called with T1 pointing to a 26-byte answer area. Technical Support recommends that you allocate the answer area using the VARS=(name, len) pushdown list variable of the ENTER macro. (See the Rocket Model 204 System Manager's Guide chapter on customizing function and translation tables for more information on the ENTER macro.)
The current date and time are stored in the area with this format:
| Code entry point | Format used for storing... |
|---|---|
| DATE | 'YY.DDD MON DD HH.MM.SS' |
| DATE3 | 'CYY.DDD MON DD HH.MM.SS' |
| DATE4 | 'YYYY.DDD MON DD HH.MM.SS' |
All registers are returned intact with the exception of the DATE and DATE4 calls. The DATE and DATE4 calls change only the T4 register, returning a number representing the current month (1-12).
DATE returns 24 bytes, DATE3 returns 25 bytes, and DATE4 returns 26 bytes.
Note that there are double SPACEs before and after the 'MON DD'.