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The CVTSTIME function converts the retrieved 64-bit DEC Date/Time formatted field to a printable character string or internal natural date value offset. CVSTIME is generally used with GETSTIME which actually extracts a 64-bit DEC Date/Time from the system.
CVTSTIME(formatstyle, infield, output)
where:
Integer
Is a number from 0 to 5, from the list below, that corresponds to a formatting style for the output.
0 returns DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS
1 returns DD-MMM-YYYY
2 returns HH:MM:SS
3 returns DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS.CC
4 returns YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.CC
5 indicates a FOCUS natural date format offset, that is, an integer indicating the number of elapsed days from December 31, 1900.
Alphanumeric
Is the field containing the incoming 64-bit DEC Date/Time formatted string to be converted.
Alphanumeric, or D4 (or higher) for Format Style 5 (see the table below).
Is the field that contains the result, or the format of the output value enclosed in single quotation marks.
Note: Output must specify enough space to accommodate the string size specified by the formatstyle parameter.
Formatting Style Number | Number of Bytes |
|---|---|
0 | 20 |
1 | 11 |
2 | 8 |
3 | 23 |
4 | 22 |
5 | 4 |
This request displays employee department assignments and salaries with a heading that includes the current date.
DEFINE FILE EMPLOYEE
SYSTEM_DATE/A8 = GETSTIME('A8') ;
ELAPSED/D8 = CVTSTIME(5,SYSTEM_DATE,'D8') ;
BASE/MDY = '12/31/00'
THE_DATE/MDY = BASE + ELAPSED ;
END
TABLE FILE EMPLOYEE
HEADING
"SALARY REPORT RUN ON DATE: <THE_DATE"
PRINT DEPARTMENT CURR_SAL
BY LAST_NAME BY FIRST_NAME
END
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