NLFMTCUSTDATE

Syntax

                 U16V  CA      I16V     U16A
  NLFMTCUSTDATE (date, buffer, langnum, error);

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

Years since 1900

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

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

Manual

Native Language Programmer's Guide