DATEFORMAT Object

Software Customisation Reference Manual


!format = object DATEFORMAT(T D/M/Y’)
!format.month(‘INTEGER’)
!format.year(2)	$ 12:10 05/01/01
!format = object DATEFORMAT(‘T D M Y’)
!format .month(‘BRIEF’)	$ 12:10 05 Nov 01
!format = object DATEFORMAT (‘D M’)
!format.year(4)
!format.month(‘FULL)	$ 5 November 2001


Name	Result	Purpose
DateFormat(STRING format)		Constructor. Defines a format. The input string, format, is in the form 'TDMY', where T = time, D = day, M = month, Y = year, and the order of the letters indicate the format required. T and D are optional. H could be used if only hours are required. is the separator character.
DateFormat()		Sets default format (‘T M D Y’, month = ‘INTEGER’, year = 2)
Month(STRING)		Sets month format. 'INTEGER', 'BRIEF' or 'FULL'
Year(INT)		Sets year format. 2 or 4 for number of digits
String(DATETIME)	STRING	Input a date in DATETIME format and convert to the specified format.
String(STRING)	STRING	Input a date in AVEVA E3D™ format and convert to the specified format.