Datamax v1.1x user manual Date Conversion

Chapter 5 : Using Processes

5.3.2.Date Conversion

Conversion	The Convert Date process allows you to convert a date variable into a
	predefined format.
	To convert the format of a date, proceed as follows:
	1	Add the process Date Operation to your label program and click
	2	OK
		In the Value 1 box, create or select the date variable to be
		converted from the available User Local variables, All Local
	3	variables, Global variables or System variables.
		In the Input Format box, select the format of the input date.
	4	In the Operation box select Conversion
	5	In the Result Variable box, select or create the variable in which
	6	you want to save the value of the converted date and click OK.
		In the Output Format box, select format to which the date is to be
	7	converted
		Click OK.
Example	The following example converts the date found in [D3]
	V_Ordering_Date from the format mm/dd/yyyy to the format
	dd/mm/yyyy and saves the result in the variable [D6]
	V_Converted_Date

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