.-DATEFRM--=--MDY-----. >>-+---------------------+------------------------------------->< | .-MDY-. | '-DATEFRM--=--+-----+-' +-DMY-+ '-YMD-'
| macroinstructions: | USSTAB |
| dependencies: | FORMAT=DYNAMIC; DATEDLM |
Specifies the date format to be used where @@@@DATE is specified in the message text. Note that the delimiter used between the month, day, and year is specified on the DATEDLM operand.
DATEFRM is valid only when FORMAT=DYNAMIC.
- DATEFRM=DMY
- Specifies the day, followed by month, followed by year as dd_mm_yy, where an underscore (_) is the delimiter specified on the DATEDLM operand.
- DATEFRM=MDY
- Specifies the month, followed by day, followed by year as mm_dd_yy, where an underscore (_) is the delimiter specified on the DATEDLM operand.
- DATEFRM=YMD
- Specifies the year, followed by month, followed by day as yy_mm_dd, where an underscore (_) is the delimiter specified on DATEDLM operand.
The DATEFRM operand overrides the DATEFORM start option. If the DATEFRM operand is not specified, the DATEFORM start option takes effect.