Date formats (keyword suffixes: C, Z, D, P)

C

Character date data.

Examples:

'96' is represented as hexadecimal X'F9F6'
If using a MMDDYY format, March 21, 1996 is represented as hexadecimal X'F0F3F2F1F9F6'

Z

Zoned decimal date data. The date can be represented as follows:

X'xyxy' to X'xyxyxyxyxyxyxyxy'

y is hexadecimal 0 to 9 and represents a date digit. x is hexadecimal 0 to F and is ignored.

Examples:

'96' is represented as hexadecimal X'F9C6' or X'0906'
'03211996' is represented as hexadecimal X'F0F3F2F1F1F9F9C6' or X'0003020101090906'

P

Packed decimal date data. The date can be represented as follows:

X'zyyx' to X'zyyyyyyyyx'

y is hexadecimal 0 to 9 and represents a date digit. x is hexadecimal A to F and is ignored. The z part is normally zero but is not ignored.

Examples:

D

Unsigned packed decimal date data. The date can be represented as follows:

'yy' to 'yyyyyyyy'

y is hexadecimal 0 to 9 and represents a date digit.

Examples: