O02 - Order Date (Order Processing Report Generator variable)

Syntax

O02{N/T, CCYYMMDD}

Description

The date the order was created.

Parameters

N/T

A text parameter that can be omitted (it defaults to "N").

N

Numeric result. This is the number of days since the first of January 1980. This is most commonly used for sorting purposes.

T

Text result. This is the date formatted for display, e.g. '01/01/2004'. You can optionally use the next parameter to control the exact format.

CCYYMMDD

A text parameter that can be omitted (it defaults to "DD/MM/CCYY").

When the previous parameter is 'T', this parameter can be used to control the exact format. The following four values can be combined in any order, with separating characters if required.

DD

Day (01 to 31).

MM

Month (01 to 12).

CC

Century (19 or 20).

YY

Year (00 to 99).

DD/MM/CCYY Same as the default. MM/DD/CCYY Output in USA format. CCYYMMDD Use for sorting into date order (would have the same effect as using the numeric result). CCYYMM Use for grouping by month.

Returns

A text or numeric (depending on the parameters) value whose typical size is 10 characters.

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Keywords AND Misspellings

date, day, month, year