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System variable - date (simple)

Tidal variable: <SysDate.mmddyy>

Converts to:

<VARIABLE NAME="%%RESULT_mmddyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%$DATE" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%YYYY_mmddyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%SUBSTR %%RESULT_mmddyy_SysDate 1 4" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%YY_mmddyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%SUBSTR %%RESULT_mmddyy_SysDate 3 2" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%MM_mmddyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%SUBSTR %%RESULT_mmddyy_SysDate 5 2" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%DD_mmddyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%SUBSTR %%RESULT_mmddyy_SysDate 7 2" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%mmddyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%MM_mmddyy_SysDate.%%DD_mmddyy_SysDate.%%YY_mmddyy_SysDate." />

When %%$DATE = 20150506

  1. Local variables are resolved to:

    %%YYYY_mmddyy_SysDate = 2015

    %%YY_mmddyy_SysDate = 15

    %%MM_mmddyy_SysDate = 05

    %%DD_mmddyy_SysDate = 06

  2. Then %%mmddyy_SysDate => %%MM_mmddyy_SysDate.%%DD_mmddyy_SysDate.%%YY_mmddyy_SysDate.

    %%MM_mmddyy_SysDate.%%DD_mmddyy_SysDate.%%YY_mmddyy_SysDate. => %%MM_mmddyy_SysDate.%%DD_mmddyy_SysDate.15

    %%MM_mmddyy_SysDate.%%DD_mmddyy_SysDate.15 => %%MM_mmddyy_SysDate.0615

    %%MM_mmddyy_SysDate.0615 => 050615

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