MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90875)

Chapter 9 529
Command Definitions (MAIL-PUTJCW)
NLFMTCUSTDATE
NLFMTCUSTDATE
NM and CM callable.
Formats the general date format returned by the CALENDAR intrinsic into the custom date
format for a native language. A custom date is an abbreviated format such as 10/1/82 or
82.10.1. The formatting is done according to the template returned by
itemnum = 2 of the
NLINFO intrinsic.
Syntax
U16V CA I16V U16A
NLFMTCUSTDATE(
date,buffer,langnum,error );
Parameters
date 16-bit unsigned integer by value (required)
Contains the date format returned by the CALENDAR intrinsic:
Bits Value/Meaning
7:9 Day of year
0:7 Years since 1900
buffer character array (required)
Returns the formatted date in a 13-character array. Using a buffer of a
different size may produce unexpected results.
langnum 16-bit signed integer by value (required)
Contains the language ID number, specifying the custom date template to
be used for formatting. A
langnum of 0 returns the time formatted as if
FMTCLOCK were used.
error 16-bit unsigned integer array (required)
Returns two elements: the first element is the error number; the second
element is reserved and always returns 0. The possible error number
values are:
Value Meaning
0
Successful
1 *NLS not installed
2 *Specified language not configured
3 Invalid
date value
5 *NLS internal error
6 *NLS internal error