Caché ObjectScript Reference - InterSystems Documentation

Math and Time FunctionsNotesInvalid Parameter Values• You receive a error if you specify an invalid format code (an integer lessthan -1 or greater than 4, a zero, or a non-integer value).• You receive an error if you specify a value for Htime outside theallowed range of 0 to 86399 (inclusive) and do not supply an erropt value.Decimal Delimiter$ZTIME will use the value of the DecimalSeparator property of the current locale as thedelimiter between the whole and fractional parts of numbers. The default value of DecimalSeparatoris “.”; all documentation examples use this delimiter.Time DelimiterBy default, Caché uses the value of the TimeSeparator property of the current locale todetermine the delimiter character for the time string. By default, the delimiter is “:”; all documentationexamples use this delimiter.Time SuffixesBy default, Caché uses properties in the current locale to determine the names of its timesuffixes. For $ZTIME, these properties (and their corresponding default values) are:• AM (“AM”)• PM (“PM”)This documentation will always use these default values for these properties.See Also• $ZDATETIME function• $ZDATETIMEH function• $ZTIMEH function• $PIECE function• $HOROLOG special variable• $ZTIMESTAMP special variable• More information on locales in Customized National Language Translations380 Caché ObjectScript Reference