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.

Format

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramFUNCTION DAY-OF-INTEGER (argument-1 )
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 INTDATE compiler option affects the starting date for the integer date functions. For details, see INTDATE in the Enterprise COBOL Programming Guide.

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.