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DMY Function (Date)

X#
Returns a character expression in day-month-year format (for example, 31 May 1998) from a Date or DateTime expression. The month name isn't abbreviated.

Namespace:  XSharp.VFP
Assembly:  XSharp.VFP (in XSharp.VFP.dll) Version: 2.19
Syntax
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 FUNCTION DMY(
	dExpression AS DATE
) AS STRING
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Parameters

dExpression
Type: Date
Specifies the Date expression from which DMY( ) returns a character string in day-month-year format.

Return Value

Type: String
Character
Remarks
If Set CENTURY is OFF, DMY( ) returns a character string in a dd-Month-yy format (for example, 16 February 98). If Set CENTURY is ON, the format is dd-Month-yyyy (for example, 16 February 1998).
Examples
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1Clear
2Set CENTURY OFF
3? DMY(DATE( ))
4Set CENTURY ON
5? DMY(DATE( ))
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