STB-20 Date conversions						[STB-20: dm20]
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    ^downame^  dowvar         ^, g^enerate^(^dayvar^)^
    ^namedow^  dayvar         ^, g^enerate^(^dowvar^)^
    ^mdytodow^ mvar dvar yvar ^, g^enerate^(^dowvar^)^

    ^lastday^  mvar yvar      ^, g^enerate^(^dvar^)^
    ^lastbday^ mvar yvar      ^, g^enerate^(^dvar^)^

    ^mnthname^ mvar           ^, g^enerate^(^mthvar^)^
    ^namemnth^ mthvar         ^, g^enerate^(^mvar^)^

    ^ystrday^  mvar dvar yvar ^, g^enerate^(^mvar dvar yvar^)^
    ^today^                   ^, g^enerate^(^mvar dvar yvar^)^







where:

Syntax, continued
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	mvar       variable containing month (^1^-^12^)
	dvar       variable containing day (^1^-^31^)
	yvar       variable containing year (e.g., ^1992^)
	dowvar     variable containing day-of-week (^0^-^6^, ^0^=Sunday)
	dayvar     string variable containing day (e.g., ^Saturday^)
	mthvar     string variable containing month (e.g., ^February^)



Description
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These commands convert dates from one format to another.  In all cases, the 
^generate()^ "option" is not optional unless the command is used in immediate
form.  In immediate form, the command is used with numbers or strings where
appropriate, and displays to the screen the desired conversion.  Results
are saved in ^S_1^--^S_4^.



Examples
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 . ^lastbday mon year, gen(lbday)^
 . ^mdytodow mon lbday year, gen(dow)^

 . ^ystrday 1 1 1995^
 . ^lastday 2 1992^



Also see
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    STB:  dm20  (STB-20)
 Manual:  [5d] dates