%NDATE
WTSupported in traditional Synergy on Windows
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WNSupported in Synergy .NET on Windows
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USupported on UNIX
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VSupported on OpenVMS
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date = %NDATE([source])
or
xcall NDATE(date[, source])
Return value
date
A date value in the format YYYYMMDD. (n)
Arguments
source
(optional) The source from which %NDATE calculates the returned date. (a or n)
Discussion
%NDATE returns a numeric date either for the current operating system date or for the Julian period or date string passed.
If source is numeric, it is assumed to be the Julian period for the date to be returned. If source is alphanumeric, it is interpreted as a standard alpha date in the following format:
[DD][-][MMM][-][YYYY]
or
+|-n
The hyphen delimiters in the first format are optional, but they must be specified if leading components are omitted. Any omitted component defaults to the current value.
The second format indicates plus or minus n days from the current date (for example, +5 or -10).
The default is the current date. See %JPERIOD for more information.
Examples
record group date ,d8 year ,d4 month ,d2 day ,d2 endgroup adate ,a10 proc open(1, o, "TT:") xcall ndate(date) adate = ^a(day) + "/" + ^a(month) + "/" + ^a(year) writes(1, "Today is " + adate) date = %ndate("+7") adate = ^a(day) + "/" + ^a(month) + "/" + ^a(year) writes(1, "Next week is " + adate) close 1 stop end