Claudine, At one time it was documented. With the format function for dates the following was available
dd = day as in 01, 02, ... 28, 29, 30, 31 depending on month mm = month as in 01, 02 ... 12 mmm = month as in Jan, Feb, ... Nov, Dec mmm+ = month as in January, February, ... December yy = year as in 05 of 2005 yyyy = year as in 2005 www = 3 letter day abbrev as in Mon, Tue, ... Sun www+ = full day name as in Monday, Tuesday, ... Sunday At some point in v6.5 and v7.x you could also use the following for time hh = hour (24 hour clock unless you use ap keyword) mm = minute ss = second ap = AM or PM depending on time (12 hour clock ) any characters other than the above were used unchanged. I often use the following to create a part of a file name. set var filetouse text = (FORMAT(.#DATE,'YYYYMMDD')+FORMAT(.#TIME,'HHMMSS.EXT')) To get for example "20050705112533.EXT" which incidently helps order file names in date sequence. These also work with the WRITE command syntax. And in the DOS version Format sections for columns/variables of reports. Jim Bentley --- Claudine Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What a cool function Jim! And not documented > either... What a gem to add > to our bag of tricks! Thanks for sharing :) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of James > > Bentley > > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:20 AM > > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Re Winzip Problem > > > > Charles, > > > > You should checkout the "LAUNCH" command at > > www.rsyntax.com. Proper use of that commmand > should > > solve you problem. > > > > Also the command "SET VAR ZIPOUT TEXT = > > (FORMAT(.#DATE,'BKDDMMM.ZIP')) could be used to > > replace all of the code you listed before the ZIP > > line. When I executed this command today July 5, > 2005 > > variable ZIPOUT = BK05Jul.ZIP. > > > > Jim Bentley > > American Celiac Society > > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > After loading the latest version of 7.1 I can > not > > > longer zip my file to a > > > backup directory. I have been using the Winzip > > > program below > > > > > > WZZip.exe > > > > > > This is the code that I have been using. > > > > > > SET VAR vdate = .#DATE > > > SET VAR vfile1 TEXT = ('BK') > > > SET VAR vfile2 TEXT = + > > > ((CTXT(IDAY(.vdate)))+ (TMON + > > > (.vdate))) > > > SET VAR vfile2 TEXT = (SGET(.vfile2,5,1)) > > > SET VAR zipout TEXT = (.vfile1+.vfile2 > +'.zip') > > > ZIP wzzip &zipout MUSIC*.rb* > > > copy BK*.zip c:\music\backup > > > > > > Do I get the feeling that I have to purchase the > > > RBTI zip program? > > > > > > Chuck Conrad > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.karconind.com/> Supporting the > Arts > > > in Indonesia > > > > > > > > > Conrad, Charles Dean > > > President Commissioner PT KarCon Indonesia > > > Jl. Pondok Betung Raya > > > Jakarta 15221 > > > Indonesia > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > tel: > > > fax: > > > mobile: +62 21 7388-2068 > > > +62 21 7388-2068 > > > +62 81 189-7086 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=8589960975&v0=51669&k0=1500330442> > > > Add me > > > to your address book... > > > <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a > signature > > > like this? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim Bentley > > American Celiac Society > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > tel: 1-504-737-3293 > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 1-504-737-3293 ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com
