| Contents: | Main | Chapter | See Also: | Getting Started Manual | Advanced User Manual | |||
| Reference Type | Category | ICR # |
|---|---|---|
| Supported | Classic VA FileMan | TBD |
There are two ways to convert a date from VA FileMan internal format (YYYMMDD) to external format:
This is the reverse of what %DT does. Simply set the variable Y equal to the internal date and execute ^DD("DD").
| Y | (Required) This contains the internal date to be converted. If this has five or six decimal places, seconds are automatically returned. |
| Y | Y is returned as the external form of the date. |
REF: See also the DT^DIO2 API, which takes an internal date in the variable Y and writes out its external form.
Figure 2: X ^DD("DD") API—Example
>S Y=2690720.163 X ^DD("DD") W Y
JUL 20,1969@1630
This results in Y being equal to JUL 20,1969@16:30. (No space before the 4-digit year.)
Reviewed/Updated: June 2026