LOAD DATE Command

Description:

This command loads an integer variable with the number of days since the system base date, or a character variable with the system date.

For character variables, the system date will be loaded in the system default format (for example, "DD-MMM-CCYY"); the date will be truncated as required to fit into the target variable.

Format:

 LOAD DATE INTO variable

Parameter:

variable

The name of a character or integer variable into which the date is loaded.

Examples:

 LOAD DATE INTO INT-DATE
 LOAD DATE INTO CHAR-DATE

See also:

Miscellaneous Commands