Date Form is a one-byte field that specifies whether dates are stored in Teradata or ANSI format. When Date‑Form 'A' is specified, Connect‑type 'C' must also be specified.
In this language... |
The variable name for Date Form is... |
COBOL |
DATE‑FORM |
PL/I |
DATE_FORM |
C |
date_form |
IBM Assembler |
DBCNIDF |
This routine... |
Takes the action for Date Form... |
DBCHINI |
writes |
DBCHCL |
reads (CON) |
Date Form is used by... |
To... |
applications |
write |
Date Form is initialized to the default value provided for Date Form in the site‘s HSHSPB. If the value is not appropriate for an application, the application may, before calling DBCHCL for Connect, change the values as follows:
1 Set Change Options to ‘Y‘.
2 Change the value for Date Form as follows:
If... |
Then change the value for Date Form to... |
dates are stored using the default setting for the user (if such a default is associated with the user) or for the server |
D |
date are stored in Teradata format |
T |
dates are stored in ANSI format |
A |
Note: T may always be specified, but A is rejected if the server does not support ANSI date formats.
Use mnemonics for the codes. Mnemonics are provided in the language definition file for the DBCAREA.