IBM Extension
IBM Extension
LOCALE-DATE
The LOCALE-DATE function returns a character string containing a date in a culturally-appropriate format specified by a locale.
The function type is alphanumeric.
- argument-1
- Argument-1 must be alphanumeric or DBCS, and 8 character positions in
length.
Argument-1 must be a date in the same format as the year, month, and day returned in character positions 1 through 8 by the CURRENT-DATE function. For more information about the CURRENT-DATE function, refer to CURRENT-DATE.
- mnemonic-name-1
- Mnemonic-name-1 must be associated with a locale in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph.
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