CAPPS Reading Date & Time commands for DMIS

Use the following commands to obtain date and time information during DMIS execution. It is recommended that this information is stored in a STRING type variable.

These commands can be used to directly read time / date values. The format of the data read is shown on the right.

This code can be directly copied into the CAPPS code. Use the System Display window to view the data during or after code simulation.

DECL/STRING,TD_VAR1,TD_VAR2,TD_VAR3,TD_VAR4,TD_VAR5,TD_VAR6,TD_VAR7,TD_VAR8,TD_VAR9,TD_VAR10

TD_VAR1 =DATE.MONTH 1-12

TD_VAR2=DATE.MONTHA January-December

TD_VAR3=DATE.DAY 1-31

TD_VAR4=DATE.DAY7 1-7

TD_VAR5=DATE.DAYA Sunday-Saturday

TD_VAR6=DATE.YEAR 2015 for example

TD_VAR7=TIME.HOUR12 0-12

TD_VAR8=TIME.HOUR24 0-23

TD_VAR9=TIME.MINUTE 0-59

TD_VAR10=TIME.SECOND 0-59

If the default formats are not suitable, the FORMAT command can be used to customize how the time / date values are read.

D=DATE.FORMAT_%A_%a%B Formatted day and time string (Check the table below)

Directive	Meaning	Example Results
DATE.FORMAT%a	Locale's abbreviated weekday name.	Wed
DATE.FORMAT%A	Locale's full weekday name.	Wednesday
DATE.FORMAT%b	Locale's abbreviated month name.	Nov
DATE.FORMAT%B	Locale's full month name.	November
DATE.FORMAT%c	Locale's appropriate date and time representation	Wed Nov 27 11:52:29 2024
DATE.FORMAT%d	Day of the month as a decimal number	27
DATE.FORMAT%H	24-hour clock as a decimal number	11
DATE.FORMAT%I	12-hour clock as a decimal number	11
DATE.FORMAT%j	Day of the year as a decimal number	332
DATE.FORMAT%m	Month as a decimal number	11
DATE.FORMAT%M	Minute as a decimal number	52
DATE.FORMAT%p	Locale's equivalent of either AM or PM	AM
DATE.FORMAT%S	Seconds as a decimal number	29
DATE.FORMAT%U	Week number of the year -Sunday as first day of week - All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0	47
DATE.FORMAT%w	Weekday as a decimal number - Sunday starts at 0	3
DATE.FORMAT%W	Week number of the year-Monday as first day of week - All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0	48
DATE.FORMAT%x	Locale's appropriate date representation	11/27/2024
DATE.FORMAT%X	locale's appropriate time representation	11:52:29
DATE.FORMAT%y	Year without century as a decimal	24
DATE.FORMAT%Y	Year with century as a decimal	2024
DATE.FORMAT%Z	Time Zone Name	US Eastern Standard Time

Sample DMIS code for reading system time / date values using the FORMAT command. This code can be directly copied into the CAPPS code. Use the System Display window to view the data during or after code simulation.

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DECL/STRING,VAR1,VAR2,VAR3,VAR4,VAR5,VAR6,VAR7,VAR8,VAR9,VAR10,VAR11,VAR12

DECL/STRING,VAR13,VAR14,VAR15,VAR16,VAR17,VAR18,VAR19,VAR20,VAR21

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VAR1=DATE.FORMAT%a

VAR2=DATE.FORMAT%A

VAR3=DATE.FORMAT%b

VAR4=DATE.FORMAT%B

VAR5=DATE.FORMAT%c

VAR6=DATE.FORMAT%d

VAR7=DATE.FORMAT%H

VAR8=DATE.FORMAT%I

VAR9=DATE.FORMAT%j

VAR10=DATE.FORMAT%m

VAR11=DATE.FORMAT%M

VAR12=DATE.FORMAT%p

VAR13=DATE.FORMAT%S

VAR14=DATE.FORMAT%U

VAR15=DATE.FORMAT%w

VAR16=DATE.FORMAT%W

VAR17=DATE.FORMAT%x

VAR18=DATE.FORMAT%X

VAR19=DATE.FORMAT%y

VAR20=DATE.FORMAT%Y

VAR21=DATE.FORMAT%Z