PA_FormatDate


version 2003


PA_FormatDate (day; month; year; formatNum; result)

Parameter Type Description
day short Day of the date to format
month short Month of the date to format
year short Year of the date to format
formatNum short Format to use
result char * Formated string of value

Description

The routine PA_FormatDate returns in result the string form of the date you pass in *day , *month , and *year , according to the format that you specify in formatNum .

This works like the String 4th Dimension function. Refer to the 4D Language Reference manual for more information, especially regarding the possibles values of formatNum .

Depending on default settings or on previous calls to PA_UsePStrings or PA_UseCStrings , result will be a Pascal or a C string.

Example

Format a date value :

   char result[256]; // using C strings under Windows
   PA_FormatReal(12, 7, 2000, 7, result);
   // result is now "7/12/2000"

See Also

String .

Error Handling

PA_GetLastError

always returns eER_NoErr