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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( ))