CURRENT-DATE

Specifies the format of the date stored in the CURRENT-DATE special register.

Syntax:

>>-.---.--CURRENT-DATE--"date-format"------><
   +-/-+

Parameters:

date-format Either DDMMYY or MMDDYY.

Properties:

Default: CURRENT-DATE"MMDDYY"
Phase: Syntax check
$SET: Any

Comments:

The DDMMYY parameter causes CURRENT-DATE to be stored in European format. The parameter can be specified in either upper case or lower case.

Parent topic: Run-time Behavior - General
Parent topic: Compiler Directives - Alphabetical List
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The CURRENT-DATE Function