Specifies the date and time format when date/time fields are assigned to string representations in host variables. DEF is a date and time format associated with the country code of the database.
Syntax:
FORMAT={DEF | USA | EUR | ISO | JIS | LOC}
Parameters:
| EUR |
is the IBM standard for European date and time format. |
| ISO |
is the date and time format of the International Standards Organization. |
| JIS |
is the date and time format of the Japanese Industrial Standard. |
| LOC |
is the date and time format in local form associated with the country code of the database. |
| USA |
is the IBM standard for U.S. date and time format. |
Properties:
| Default: |
FORMAT=LOC |
| Synonym: |
DATETIME. |
