Date - Agilent Technologies 4396B Gpib Programming Manual

DATE

Keyboard Executable
Programmable
In an IF . . . THEN . . .
This command converts data formatted as (DD MMM YYY) into the numeric value used to set
the clock.
Item
formatted date string expression
day integer constant
month Literal (letter case ignored)
year integer constant
Example Commands
Semantics
Using a value from the
to midnight on the date speci ed. The results from the
combined to set the date and time of day.
If the command is used as an argument for SET TIMEDATE to set the clock, the date
must be in the range: 1 Mar 1900 to 4 Aug 2079.
Specifying an invalid date, such as the thirty- rst of February, will cause an error.
Leading blanks or non-numeric characters are ignored. ASCII spaces are recommended as
delimiters between the day, month, and year. However, any non-alphanumeric character
except the negative sign ( ), may be used as the delimiter.
B-2 BASIC Commands Speci c to 4396B
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Description
command as the argument for SET TIMEDATE will set the clock
Range
(see drawing and text)
1 to end-of-month
JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAR,
APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG,
SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC
1900 to 2079
and commands must be