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DAY-OF-INTEGER

The DAY-OF-INTEGER function converts a date in the Gregorian calendar from integer date form to Julian date form (YYYYDDD).

The function type is integer.

The function result is a seven-digit integer.

If the DATEPROC compiler option is in effect, the returned value is an expanded date field with implicit DATE FORMAT YYYYXXX.

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argument-1
A positive integer that represents a number of days succeeding December 31, 1600, in the Gregorian calendar. The valid range is 1 to 3,067,671, which corresponds to dates ranging from January 1, 1601 thru December 31, 9999.

The returned value represents the Julian equivalent of the integer specified as argument-1. The returned value is an integer of the form YYYYDDD where YYYY represents a year in the Gregorian calendar and DDD represents the day of that year.


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