REXX SuperSet/2 Date Functions

• GrxDateToBase(datestr, [fmtstr])
  • returns standard REXX basedate data type for the formatted string "datestr"
  • "fmtstr", which may be any of "L", "N", or "S", controls the format of the returned value;
  • an incorrectly formatted value in "datestr" causes an error to be returned

  • GrxDateToBase("19 Sep 1998")
    returns the value "729650"

• GrxBaseToDate(datestr, [fmtstr])
  • returns the formatted REXX date for the standard REXX basedate value "datestr"
  • "fmtstr", which may be any of "L", "N", or "S", controls the format of the returned value
  • an incorrectly formatted value in "datestr" causes an error to be returned

  • GrxBaseToDate("729650","L")
    returns the value "19 September 1998"

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