Ü DATFMT (Date Format)
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If we are
defining some field as a date data format then we can use DATFMT to do the date
formatting.
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Below is
the list of the date format:
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Format name
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Date-format parameter
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Date format and separator
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Example
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Job default
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*JOB
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Month/day/year
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*MDY
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MM/DD/YY
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01/10/12
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Day/month/year
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*DMY
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DD/MM/YY
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10/01/12
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Year/month/day
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*YMD
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YY/MM/DD
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12/01/10
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International standards
organization
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*ISO
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YYYY-MM-DD
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2012-01-10
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IBM® USA standard
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*USA
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MM/DD/YYYY
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01/10/2012
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Example
A R REC0001
A DATE01 L B 5 2DATFMT(*DMY) DATSEP('-')
A DATE02 L B 5 42DATFMT(*JOB) DATSEP(*JOB)