Date Form
Usage Notes
Date Form specifies whether dates are stored in Teradata or ANSI format.
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Language |
Variable Name |
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COBOL: |
DATE‑FORM |
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C: DBCAREA.H: |
date_form |
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Routine |
Action Taken |
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DBCHINI: |
writes |
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DBCHCL: |
reads (CON) |
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Used by |
Action Taken |
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application program |
writes |
Date Form is initialized to the default value provided for Date Form in the site’s CLISPB. If the value is not appropriate for the application, the application, before calling DBCHCL for Connect, may set Change Options to Y and Date Form to one of the following values:
Note: T may always be specified, but A will be rejected if the server does not support ANSI date format.
It is recommended that mnemonics be used for the codes. Mnemonics are provided in the language definition file for the DBCAREA.