These are examples of picture strings that are recognized by the date and time services.
| Picture strings | Examples | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| YYMMDD
YYYYMMDD |
880516
19880516 |
|
| YYYY-MM-DD | 1988-05-16 | 1988-5-16 would also be valid input. |
| <JJJJ> YY.MM.DD | Showa 63.05.16 | Showa is a Japanese Era name. Showa 63 equals 1988. |
| MMDDYY
MM/DD/YY ZM/ZD/YY MM/DD/YYYY MM/DD/Y |
050688
05/06/88 5/6/88 05/06/1988 05/06/8 |
One-digit year format (Y) is valid for output only. |
| DD.MM.YY
DD-RRRR-YY DD MMM YY DD Mmmmmmmmmm YY ZD Mmmmmmmmmz YY Mmmmmmmmmz ZD, YYYY ZDMMMMMMMMzYY |
09.06.88
09-VI -88 09 JUN 88 09 June 88 9 June 88 June 9, 1988 9JUNE88 |
Z suppresses zeros and blanks. |
| YY.DDD
YYDDD YYYY/DDD |
88.137
88137 1988/137 |
Julian date |
| YYMMDDHHMISS
YYYYMMDDHHMISS YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS.999 WWW, ZM/ZD/YY HH:MI AP Wwwwwwwwwz, DD Mmm YYYY, ZH:MI AP |
880516204229
19880516204229 1988-05-16 20:42:29.046 MON, 5/16/88 08:42 PM Monday, 16 May 1988, 8:42 PM |
Timestamp—valid only for CEESECS and CEEDATM. If used with CEEDATE, time positions are filled with zeros. If used with CEEDAYS, HH, MI, SS, and 999 fields are ignored. |
| Note: Lowercase characters can be used only for alphabetic picture terms. | ||