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NLFMTDATE
NM and CM callable.
Formats the date and time according to language-dependent templates
returned by itemnums 1 and 3 of the NLINFO intrinsic.
Syntax
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| U16V I32V CA I16V U16A |
| NLFMTDATE(date,time,buffer,langnum,error);|
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Parameters
date 16-bit unsigned integer by value (required)
Contains the date format returned by the CALENDAR
intrinsic:
Bits Value/Meaning
7:9 Day of year
0:7 Year of century
time 32-bit signed integer by value (required)
Contains the time to be formatted, returned by the
CLOCK intrinsic:
Bits Value/Meaning
8:8 Minutes of hour
0:8 Hour of day
buffer character array (required)
Returns the formatted date and time in a 28 byte
array. Using a buffer of a different size may
produce unexpected results.
langnum 16-bit signed integer by value (required)
Contains the language ID number, specifying the
formatting templates to use. A langnum of 0
returns the date/time string as if FMTDATE were
used (for example, MON, FEB 7, 1983 9:00 AM).
error 16-bit unsigned integer array (required)
Returns two elements: the first element is the
error number; the second element is reserved and
always returns 0. The possible error number values
are:
Value Meaning
0 Successful
1 *NLS not installed
2 *Specified language not configured
3 Invalid date value
4 Invalid time value
5 *NLS internal error
6 *NLS internal error
* Do not apply to calls with a langnum equal to 0
(NATIVE3000/XL).
Related Information
Intrinsics NLCONVCLOCK, NLCONVCUSTDATE, NLFMTCALENDAR,
NLFMTCLOCK, NLFMTCUSTDATE, NLFMTLONGCAL
Commands None
Manuals Native Language Programmer's Guide (32650-90022)