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DMY()
Returns a date in "DD Month YY" format
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Syntax
DMY([<dDate>], [<lMode>]) --> cDate
Arguments
<dDate> Designates the date from which to create a string. The
default is the system date.
<lMode> Designates whether to insert a period (.) after the day
(see Examples). The default is no period (.F.).
Returns
DMY() returns a character string in "DD[.] Month YY" format or "DD[.]
Month YYYY" format.
Description
Use DMY() to return the date as a character string using the day, name
of month, and year. The CA-Clipper SET CENTURY ON/OFF switch determines
whether or not the year is displayed in two or four digits. If the
<lMode> parameter is designated .T., the function builds in a "." after
the day designation. If no date is designated as a parameter, the
function automatically uses the current system date.
Note
. The month name returned depends on which CA-Clipper nations
module is in use.
Examples
. Display the system date (1/1/89):
SET CENTURY OFF
? DMY() // 1 January 89
. With ".":
? DMY(.T.) // 1. January 89
. Display a different date:
SET CENTURY ON
? DMY(CTOD("02/01/89"), .T.) // 1. February 1989
See Also:
MDY()
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