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Setting System Time
6.7 Choosing Languages, and Date and Time Formats
6.7.3.1 Defining Your Own Format
To define your own format, define LIB$DATE_FORMAT_nnn and LIB$TIME_
FORMAT_nnn, using the mnemonics shown in Table 6–2. Replace nnn with a
number of your choice.
Note
For user-defined formats, Compaq recommends that you use values of
_500 and above for _nnn.
Table 6–2 Format Mnemonics
Date Explanation
!D0 Day, Zero-Filled
!DD Day, No Fill
!DB Day, Blank-Filled
!WU Weekday, Uppercase
!WAU Weekday, Abbreviated, Uppercase
!WC Weekday, Capitalized
!WAC Weekday, Abbreviated, Capitalized
!WL Weekday, Lowercase
!WAL Weekday, Abbreviated, Lowercase
!MAU Month, Alphabetic, Uppercase
!MAAU Month, Alphabetic, Abbreviated, Uppercase
!MAC Month, Alphabetic, Capitalized
!MAAC Month, Alphabetic, Abbreviated, Capitalized
!MAL Month, Alphabetic, Lowercase
!MAAL Month, Alphabetic, Abbreviated, Lowercase
!MN0 Month, Numeric, Zero-Filled
!MNM Month, Numeric, No Fill
!MNB Month, Numeric, Blank-Filled
!Y4 Year, 4 Digits
!Y3 Year, 3 Digits
!Y2 Year, 2 Digits
!Y1 Year, 1 Digit
Time Explanation
!H04 Hours, Zero-Filled, 24-Hour Clock
!HH4 Hours, No Fill, 24-Hour Clock
!HB4 Hours, Blank-Filled, 24-Hour Clock
!H02 Hours, Zero-Filled, 12-Hour Clock
!HH2 Hours, No Fill, 12-Hour Clock
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6–20 Setting System Time