The UDATE command sets the system date format to the United States standard.
Format
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UDATE |
Description
The United States date format is MONTH/DAY/YEAR. Thus the date December 23, 1993, would appear as 12/23/93.
The operating system retains this format unless you reset it to international standard. Since UDATE requires no special system privilege level, you can copy this command from the SYSPROG account to application accounts if needed.
The operating system is set for United States standard format. To set the date format to the international standard, use the IDATE command. International users may want to add the IDATE command to the COLD-START Proc before the input of the time and date.
Setting the Date Format to United States Standard
This example sets the date to the U.S. standard:
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>UDATE [555] DATE FORMAT SET TO UNITED STATES STANDARD (MM/DD/YY) ON SYSTEM-WIDE BASIS > |