Reference Guide

3-50 Full Command and Function Reference
Flags: Date Format (–42)
Input/Output:
Level 1/Argument 1 Level 1/Item 1
→
date
Example: If the current date is May 12, 2010, if flag –42 is clear, and if the display mode is Standard, DATE
returns 5.12201. (The trailing zeros are dropped.)
See also: DATE+, DDAYS, TIME, TSTR
→ DATE
Type: Command
Description: Set Date Command: Sets the system date to date.
date has the form MM.DDYYYY or DD.MMYYYY, depending on the state of flag –42. MM is
month, DD is day, and YYYY is year. If YYYY is not supplied, the current specification for the
year is used. The range of allowable dates is January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2090. Inputs
between January 1, 1991 and December 31, 1999 are silently rejected by → DATE ; no error is
reported and the system date is left unchanged.
Access: …Ó TOOLS → DATE ( Ó is the right-shift of the 9 key).
…&9 → DATE
Flags: Date Format (–42)
Input/Output:
Level 1/Argument 1 Level 1/Item 1
date
→
Example: If flag –42 is set and the current system year is 2005, then 28.07 →DATE sets the system date as
July 28, 2005.
See also: →TIME
DATE+
Type: Command
Description: Date Addition Command: Returns a past or future date, given a date in argument 1/level 2 and a
number of days in argument 2/level 1. If x
days
is negative, DATE+ calculates a past date. The
range of allowable dates is October 15, 1582, to December 31, 9999.
Access: …Ó TOOLS L DATE + ( Ó is the right-shift of the 9 key).
…&9 L DATE +
Flags: Date Format (–42)
Input/Output:
Level 2/Argument 1 Level 1/Argument 2 Level 1/Item 1
date
1
x
days
→
date
new
See also: DATE, DDAYS
DBUG
Type: Operation
Description: Debug Operation: Starts program execution, then suspends it as if HALT were the first program
command.
DBUG is programmable.
Access: !°LL RUN DBUG ( °is the left-shift of the Nkey).