$Sir_DateFmt
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. |
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| 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