MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90905)

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Command Definitions (HP32208-HPLOACNMPROC)
HPDATECONVERT
different countries changed at different times (around the year 1753). All
the “DATE” intrinsics accept byte aligned input/output date parameters.
On an error, the intrinsics initialize the output parameters to either a
binary zero or a blank string depending on the type of the parameter.
Though the date type “4” can represent years beyond 9999, a year beyond 9999
(which needs five digits/characters) is considered an error.
Related Information
Intrinsics HPCALENDAR, HPDATEFORMAT, HPDATEDIFF, HPDATEOFFSET,
HPDATEVALIDATE, HPFMTCALENDAR
Commands none
Manuals none