FORMATTIME command

Transforms the absolute date and time into any of a variety of formats. In Smalltalk, the parameters of the FORMATTIME command are contained in two classes: CICSFormattime and CICSFormattimeResult.

See CICS Application Programming Reference for the syntax of the command and a description of its parameters.

Defined instance methods

Parameters supplied to CICS in CICSFormattime

 

Parameter	Instance method	Mode	Type	Notes/exceptions
ABSTIME(data-area)	abstime:	Input	Packed(8)
DATESEP(data-value)	datesep:	Input	Fixed(1)
TIMESEP(data-value)	timesep:	Input	Fixed(1)

Parameters returned by CICS in CICSFormattimeResult

 

Parameter	Instance method	Mode	Type	Notes/exceptions
DATE(data-area)	date	Output	Fixed(8)
DATEFORM(data-area)	dateform	Output	Fixed(6)
DAYCOUNT(data-area)	daycount	Output	Binary 32
DAYOFMONTH(data-area)	dayofmonth	Output	Binary 32
DAYOFWEEK(data-area)	dayofweek	Output	Binary 32
DDMMYY(data-area)	ddmmyy	Output	Fixed(8)
DDMMYYYY(data-area)	ddmmyyyy	Output	Fixed (10)
MMDDYY(data-area)	mmddyy	Output	Fixed(8)
MMDDYYYY(data-area)	mmddyyyy	Output	Fixed (10)
MONTHOFYEAR(data-area)	monthofyear	Output	Binary 32
RESP	resp	Output	Fixed(2)	Inherited from CICSResult.
RESP2	resp2	Output	Fixed(2)	Inherited from CICSResult.
TIME(data-area)	time	Output	Fixed(8)
YEAR(data-area)	year	Output	Binary 32
YYDDD(data-area)	yyddd	Output	Fixed(6)
YYDDMM(data-area)	yyddmm	Output	Fixed(8)
YYMMDD(data-area)	yymmdd	Output	Fixed(8)
YYYYDDD(data-area)	yyyyddd	Output	Fixed (8)
YYYYDDMM(data-area)	yyyyddmm	Output	Fixed (10)
YYYYMMDD(data-area)	yyyymmdd	Output	Fixed (10)

Example

Formats the date and time, with separators, and displays the date in the format MMDDYY on the Transcript.

| result abstime |

result := CICS asktime exec.

abstime := result abstime.

result := CICS formattime

abstime: abstime;

datesep: $/;

timesep: $:;

exec.

Transcript show: (result mmddyy).