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DATEMODE
Date Mode
DATEMODE Date Mode
Allows you to set the format for displaying the real-time clock in either the month, day, year
format or the day, month, year format.
Syntax
Equivalent Softkey: DATENODE MDY DMY .
Example 1
XDATEMODE
OUTPUT 718;"DATEMODE DMY;" Sets the date mode to day, month, yearformat.
OUTPUT 718;"DATEMODE?;" Queries the format of the display of the real-time clock.
ENTER 718;A$
DISP A$
Example 2
OUTPUT 718;"VARDEF T-EMP,O;"
OUTPUT 718;"DATEMODE DMY;"
OUTPUT 718;"MOV T,EMP,DATEMODE?;"
OUTPUT 718;"T,EMP?;"
ENTER 718;A
DISP A
Description
Creates a variable.
Sets the date mode to day, month, year format.
Queries the format of the display of the real-time
clock as a preo!@ned variable.
Gets the result.
When used as a predefined variable, DATEMODE returns a “0” if DATEMODE has been set to
MDY. A U 1 n if DATEMODE has been set to DMY. See example 2.
Query Response
output
’ termfnation +
ODATEMODE
Programming Commands 5-127