JUL() - Get Julian Date - BBjJUL() - Get Julian Date - BBjFor this topic's original documentation, see the JUL() Function - Get Julian Date.
JUL(str1{,str2}{,str3}{,ERR=lineref})
In BBj 4.0 and higher, the JUL() function returns the Julian day number for a given date.
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Description |
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str1 |
Date string. |
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str2 |
Date mask. If not specified, the mask from STBL("!DATE") is used. The mask is used to determine of the basic date format is MM/DD/YY (US), DD/MM/YY (EU) or YY/MM/DD (ISO), by looking at the relative positions of "%M", "%D" and "%Y" in the mask. If the date format cannot be determined from the mask, it is assumed to be MM/DD/YY. |
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str3 |
Locale. If not specified, the value of STBL("!LOCALE") is used. The locale is only relevant when passing a date string containing a week number reference. For more information, see Date Input - BBj. |
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ERR=lineref |
Branch to be taken if an error occurs during execution. |
For more information, see Date Input - BBj.