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F If you specify the date (dd-mmm-yyyy) and the time (hh:mm:ss.cc), you @ must type the colon between the date and the time. You can also F truncate either the date or the time on the right; however, the date, 6 if specified, must always contain at least one hyphen.
D You can omit any of the fields with the date or time as long as you G type the punctuation marks; the system supplies default values. If you H omit a field from the date, the system supplies the corresponding field D for the current date. If you omit a field from the time, the system ! supplies a default value of zero.
@ Several keywords can be used for the absolute time. The various - keywords and their meanings are listed below.
| Keyword | "Meaning |
|---|---|
| NOW | The current date and time |
| TODAY | = The current day, month, and year at 00:00:00.00 o'clock |
| TOMORROW | . 24 hours after 00:00:00.00 o'clock today |
| YESTERDAY | / 24 hours before 00:00:00.00 o'clock today |
| NONE | $ No value, clear the date field |
Some examples are listed below.
| Specification | "Meaning |
|---|---|
| 15-APR-1985:12 | " 12:00 noon on April 15, 1985 |
| 15-APR | J Midnight (00:00 o'clock) at the beginning of the 15th of April this year. |
| 15 | 3:00 PM today |
| 15- | = The 15th of the current month, day and year at midnight |
| 18:30 | 6:30 PM today |
| 15--::30 | C 00:30 o'clock, on the 15th day of the current month and year. |
? A delta time is an offset from the current time. The format for a delta time is:
|
" [+/-][dddd-][hh:mm:ss.cc] |
% The various fields are defined below.
| Field | "Meaning |
|---|---|
| ddd | 6 Number of days; an integer in the range 0 - 9999 |
| hh | 5 Number of hours; an integer in the range 0 - 23 |
| ss | 7 Number of seconds; an integer in the range 0 - 59 |
| cc | < Number of hundredths; and integer in the range 00 - 99 |
E You can truncate a delta time on the right. You can also omit any of E the fields as long as you supply the punctuation marks. Truncated or G omitted fields default to zero. You can begin a delta time with either E the day or the time field. If you begin with a day, you must include the dash.
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