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NM and CM callable. Formats the general date format returned by the CALENDAR intrinsic
into the custom date format for a native language. A custom date
is an abbreviated format such as 10/1/82 or 82.10.1.
The formatting is done according to the template returned by
itemnum= 2 of the NLINFO intrinsic. Syntax | |
U16V CA I16V U16A
NLFMTCUSTDATE(date,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 |
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| 7:9 | Day of year | | 0:7 | Year of century |
- buffer
character array (required) Returns the formatted date in a 13-character 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 custom date
template to be used for formatting. A langnum of 0 returns
the time formatted as if FMTCLOCK were used. - 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 |
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| 0 | Successful | | 1 | *NLS not installed | | 2 | *Specified language not configured | | 3 | Invalid date 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,
NLFMTDATE, NLFMTLONGCAL - Commands
None - Manuals
Native Language Programmer's Guide (32650-90022)
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