currentFormattedJulianDate

The system variable VGVar.currentFormattedJulianDate contains the current system date in long Julian format. The value is automatically updated each time the system variable is referenced by your program

The format is in this Java™ runtime property:
  vgj.datemask.julian.long.NLS
NLS
The NLS (national language support) code specified in the Java runtime property vgj.nls.code. The code is one of those listed for the targetNLS build descriptor option. Uppercase English (code ENP) is not supported.

For additional details on vgj.nls.code, see Java runtime properties (details).

The format specified in vgj.datemask.julian.long.NLS includes DDD (for numeric day) and yyyy (for numeric year), with characters other than D, y, or digits used as separators. You can specify the format in the dateMask build descriptor option, and the default format is specific to the locale.

You can use VGVar.currentFormattedJulianDate as the source in an assignment or move statement or as the argument in a return or exit statement.

The characteristics of VGVar.currentFormattedJulianDate are as follows:
Primitive type
CHAR
Data length
8
Value saved across segments
No

Uppercase English (NLS code ENP) is not supported.

Example

	myDate = VGVar.currentFormattedJulianDate;
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