TIMFMT(fmt{separator})

The TIMFMT keyword specifies the internal time format for time literals and the default internal format for time fields within the program. You can specify a different internal time format for a particular field by specifying the format with the TIMFMT keyword on the definition specification for that field.

Start of changeThe default time format for definitions can be temporarily changed using the /SET and /RESTORE directives. See /SET.End of change

If the TIMFMT keyword is not specified the *ISO format is assumed. For more information on internal formats, see Internal and External Formats.

Table 1 shows the time formats supported and their separators.