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A5_T_FROM_RFCDATE Function
Syntax
Date_Time_Value as T = a5_t_from_rfcdate(C date_string )
Arguments
- Date_Time_Value
A date time value in the format: 03/30/0004 04:17:55 00 pm
- date_string
A formatted date. Character
Description
Converts a time in RFC 822, RFC 850, RFC 1123 or ANSI C format to a time variable
Discussion
The A5_T_FROM_RFCDATE() function converts a date time string in RFC 822, RFC 850, RFC 1123 or ANSI C formats to a Time variable. This function will automatically determine the format of the input string and handle the conversion appropriately.
Example
dim t as T t = now() ? a5_t_from_rfcdate(a5_rfc822date(t)) = 03/30/0004 04:17:55 00 pm ? a5_t_from_rfcdate(a5_rfc850date(t)) = 03/30/0004 04:17:55 00 pm ? a5_t_from_rfcdate(a5_rfc1123date(t)) = 03/30/2004 04:17:55 00 pm ? a5_t_from_rfcdate(a5_ansidate(t)) = 03/30/2004 11:17:55 00 am
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