DATE

The DATE( ) function returns the date in internal system form. This date is expressed as the number of days since December 31, 1967.

COMMAND SYNTAX

DATE( )

NOTES

The system and your own programs should manipulate date fields in internal form. They can then be converted to a readable format of your choice using the OCONV( ) function and the date conversion codes.

The year 2000 is a leap year

See also: TIMEDATE( )

EXAMPLES

CRT OCONV(DATE(), "D2")
displays today's date in the form: 14 JUL 64

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