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DMY( ) Function

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Returns a character expression in day-month-year format (for example, 31 May 1998) from a Date or DateTime expression. The month name isn't abbreviated.

DMY(dExpression | tExpression)

Return Values

Character

Parameters

  • dExpression
    Specifies the Date expression from which DMY( ) returns a character string in day-month-year format.
  • tExpression
    Specifies the DateTime expression from which DMY( ) returns a character string in day-month-year format.

Remarks

If SET CENTURY is OFF, DMY( ) returns a character string in a dd-Month-yy format (for example, 16 February 98). If SET CENTURY is ON, the format is dd-Month-yyyy (for example, 16 February 1998).

Example

CLEAR
SET CENTURY OFF
? DMY(DATE( ))
SET CENTURY ON
? DMY(DATE( ))

See Also

MDY( ) | SET CENTURY | SET DATE