There are two types of conversions available for date fields:
oUT_CONV_DATE for precise dates
oDC_CONV_DATE_DISPLAY for imprecise dates
UT_CONV_DATE
Apply the conversion [UT_CONV_DATE] to have the date display exactly as it does in the field.
The format for UT_CONV_DATE conversions is:
[UT_CONV_DATE,yc.opt!month.format!DOW.format]
yc.opt |
Optional |
Indicates the number of digits in the year. 0 (zero) indicates that no year is output. The default value is four. This value can be followed by a character that separates the day, month and year, e.g. [UT_CONV_DATE,2/] will result in 20/Feb/01. If no character is specified, the default, a space, will be used. |
month.format |
Optional |
Allows you to specify how completely the month is displayed. SL displays the short name for the month, e.g. Oct SU displays the short name for the month in upper case, e.g. OCT LL displays the full month name, e.g. October LU displays the full month name in upper case, e.g. OCTOBER NUM displays the month as a number, e.g. 10
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DOW.format |
Optional |
DOW (Date of Week) format. S for Short format, e.g. Mon, Tues etc. L for Long format, e.g. Monday Tuesday, etc. |
DC_CONV_DATE_DISPLAY
Apply the conversion [DC_CONV_DATE_DISPLAY] to imprecise date fields for the date to display exactly as it does in the Vernon CMS field.