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System variable - date (advanced)

Tidal variable: <SysDate.mmmm/d/yyyy>

Converts to:

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

<VARIABLE NAME="%%YYYY_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%SUBSTR %%RESULT_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate 1 4" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%YY_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%SUBSTR %%RESULT_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate 3 2" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%MM_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%SUBSTR %%RESULT_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate 5 2" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%DD_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%SUBSTR %%RESULT_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate 7 2" />

<VARIABLE NAME="%%mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate" VALUE="%%MMMM%%MM_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate../%%NUMBER%%DD_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate../%%YYYY_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate." />

When %%$DATE = 20141203

  1. Local variables are resolved to the following:

    %%YYYY_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate = 2014

    %%YY_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate = 14

    %%MM_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate = 12

    %%DD_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate = 03

  2. %%mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate => %%MMMM%%MM_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate../%%NUMBER%%DD_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate../%%YYYY_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate.

    %%MMMM%%MM_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate => %%MMMM12 => December

    %%NUMBER%%DD_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate => %%NUMBER03 => 3

    %%YYYY_mmmm_d_yyyy_SysDate => 2014

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