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A5_CONVERT_DATETIME_STRING Function

Syntax

Output_Date_Time as C = a5_convert_datetime_string(C dateTimeString ,C InDateFormat ,C OutDateFormat [,C separator ])

Arguments

dateTimeStringCharacter

The original data string, containing values for year, month, day, hours, and minutes.

InDateFormatCharacter

A character string containing the letters "Y", "M", and "D" that indicates the sequence of input values.

OutDateFormatCharacter

A character string containing the letters "Y", "M", and "D" that indicates the sequence of output values.

separatorCharacter

The character(s) to place between the year, month, and day values.

Returns

Output_Date_TimeCharacter

The reformatted date time string.

Description

The A5_CONVERT_DATETIME_STRING() function reformats a date portion of a date time string, by converting a datetime string from one format to another. E.g. from DMY format to YMD format.

Example

? a5_convert_datetime_string("12/31/05 4:12pm", "MDY", "YMD", "-")
= "05/12/31  4:12pm"

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