DATEFORMAT Object
- Last UpdatedMar 24, 2023
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The DATEFORMAT object is used to allow date attributes to be sorted in date order.
Examples
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!format = object DATEFORMAT(T D/M/Y’) |
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!format.month(‘INTEGER’) |
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!format.year(2) |
$ 12:10 05/01/01 |
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!format = object DATEFORMAT(‘T D M Y’) |
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!format .month(‘BRIEF’) |
$ 12:10 05 Nov 01 |
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!format = object DATEFORMAT (‘D M’) |
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!format.year(4) |
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!format.month(‘FULL) |
$ 5 November 2001 |
Methods
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DateFormat(STRING format) |
Constructor. Defines a format. The input string, format, is in the form 'T*D*M*Y', 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. |
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DateFormat() |
Sets default format (‘T M D Y’, month = ‘INTEGER’, year = 2). |
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Month(STRING) |
Sets month format. 'INTEGER', 'BRIEF' or 'FULL'. |
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Year(INT) |
Sets year format. 2 or 4 for number of digits. |
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String(DATETIME) |
STRING |
Input a date in DATETIME format and convert to the specified format. |
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String(STRING) |
STRING |
Input a date in AVEVA E3D Design format and convert to the specified format. |