Formats

$N8601Bw.d Format

Writes ISO 8601 duration, datetime, and interval forms using the basic notations PnYnMnDTnHnMnS and yyyymmddThhmmss.

Syntax

$N8601Bw.d

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default:	50
Range:	1 - 200
Requirement:	The minimum length for a duration value or a datetime value is 16. The minimum length for an interval value is 16.

d

specifies the number of digits to the right of the lowest order component. This argument is optional.

Default:	0
Range:	0 - 3

The $N8601B format writes ISO 8601 duration, datetime, and interval values as character data for the following basic notations:

	PnYnMnDTnHnMnS
	yyyymmddThhmmss
	PnYnMnDTnHnMnS/yyyymmddThhmmss
	yyyymmddThhmmssT/PnYnMnDTnHnMnS

The lowest order component can contain fractions, as in these examples:

	p2y3.5m
	p00020304T05.335

put nb $n8601b.;