(6!:0 NIL) returns the current date/time as an integer 6-list timestamp. (6!:0 'hh:mm:ss MM/DD/YY') ditto, but in the specified format (y).
How can I use the *selfsame* algorithm to format any (valid) timestamp? If the answer is "only by writing my own formatting verb, or by setting the system clock", might there be a case for extending (6!:0) to take an optional (x)? Not just an integer 6-list timestamp as described, but a few other forms, like (_1) meaning yesterday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
