# DATE-FORMAT
Updated: 10/19/2021, 9:29:48 PM
Created: 10/19/2021, 9:29:48 PM
Last Updated By: Kevin Munoz
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# Description
The DATE-FORMAT command sets or resets the jBASE international date format flag - used when formatting dates for output by jBASE programs. The command takes the general form:
DATE-FORMAT (Options
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where option may be:
- I - set to international date formatting, i.e. dd/mm/yy
- D - set to default language formatting, i.e. mm/dd/yy
If no options are specified, the command will default to the default language format. An example of use may be as:
CRT OCONV(11000,"D2/")
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to display 02/11/98
or
jsh jim ~ -->DATE-FORMAT (I
CRT OCONV(9822,"D2/")
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2
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to display 11/02/98
# Note
The availability of the JBASE_LOCALE environment variable makes this utility redundant in jBASE 5.
See also JBASE_LOCALE
See also JBASE_PIVOT_YEAR
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