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$N8601BAw.d Format



Writes ISO 8601 duration, datetime, and interval forms using the basic notations PyyyymmddThhmmss and yyyymmddThhmmss.
Category: Date and Time
ISO 8601
Alignment: left
Time Zone Format: No
ISO 8601 Element: 5.5.4.2 Alternative format

Syntax
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Syntax

$N8601BAw.d


Syntax Description

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

Details

The $N8601BA format writes ISO 8601 duration, datetime, and interval values as character data for the following basic notations:

PyyyymmddThhmmss

yyyymmddThhmmss

PyyyymmddThhmmss/yyyymmddThhmmss

yyyymmddThhmmss/PyyyymmddThhmmss

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

p00023.5

00020304T05.335


Examples

put @1 nba $N8601ba.;

Value of nba Results
00024050501127D0
P00020405T050112.5
2008915155300FFD
20080915T155300
00023040506075282008915155300FFD
P00020304T050607.33/20080915T155300


See Also

Working with Dates and Times Using the ISO 8601 Basic and Extended Notations

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