Dates

Date calculations are based on a "baseline" date, which is specified in the stream properties dialog box. The default baseline date is 1 January 1900.

The CLEM language supports the following date formats.

Table 1. CLEM language date formats
Format Examples
DDMMYY 150163
MMDDYY 011563
YYMMDD 630115
YYYYMMDD 19630115
YYYYDDD Four-digit year followed by a three-digit number representing the day of the year—for example, 2000032 represents the 32nd day of 2000, or 1 February 2000.
DAY Day of the week in the current locale—for example, Monday, Tuesday, ..., in English.
MONTH Month in the current locale—for example, January, February, ….
DD/MM/YY 15/01/63
DD/MM/YYYY 15/01/1963
MM/DD/YY 01/15/63
MM/DD/YYYY 01/15/1963
DD-MM-YY 15-01-63
DD-MM-YYYY 15-01-1963
MM-DD-YY 01-15-63
MM-DD-YYYY 01-15-1963
DD.MM.YY 15.01.63
DD.MM.YYYY 15.01.1963
MM.DD.YY 01.15.63
MM.DD.YYYY 01.15.1963
DD-MON-YY 15-JAN-63, 15-jan-63, 15-Jan-63
DD/MON/YY 15/JAN/63, 15/jan/63, 15/Jan/63
DD.MON.YY 15.JAN.63, 15.jan.63, 15.Jan.63
DD-MON-YYYY 15-JAN-1963, 15-jan-1963, 15-Jan-1963
DD/MON/YYYY 15/JAN/1963, 15/jan/1963, 15/Jan/1963
DD.MON.YYYY 15.JAN.1963, 15.jan.1963, 15.Jan.1963
MON YYYY Jan 2004
q Q YYYY Date represented as a digit (1–4) representing the quarter followed by the letter Q and a four-digit year—for example, 25 December 2004 would be represented as 4 Q 2004.
ww WK YYYY Two-digit number representing the week of the year followed by the letters WK and then a four-digit year. The week of the year is calculated assuming that the first day of the week is Monday and there is at least one day in the first week.