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MDY()
Returns a date in the "Month DD, YY" format
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Syntax
MDY([<dDate>]) --> cDate
Argument
<dDate> Designates the date from which to create a string. The
default is the system date.
Returns
MDY() returns a character string in Month DD, YY, or "Month DD, YYYY"
format.
Description
MDY() returns the date in a character string that contains the day, name
of month, and year. The CA-Clipper SET CENTURY ON/OFF switch determines
whether or not the year is displayed in 2 or 4 digits.
If the function is called without a parameter, it automatically uses the
current system date.
Note
. The returned month name always depends on which CA-Clipper
nations module is in use. A German or French version of
CA-Clipper returns the appropriate month names, despite its
characteristically American display.
Examples
. Display system date (1/1/89):
SET CENTURY OFF
? MDY() // January 1, 89
. Display a different date:
SET CENTURY ON
? MDY(CTOD("02/01/89")) // February 1, 1989
See Also:
DMY()
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