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Chapter 5 : Using Processes
5.3.2. Date Conversion
Conversion
The Convert Date process allows you to convert a date variable into a
predefined format.
To convert the format of a date, proceed as follows:
1 Add the process Date Operation to your label program and click
OK
2 In the Value 1 box, create or select the date variable to be
converted from the available User Local variables, All Local
variables, Global variables or System variables.
3 In the Input Format box, select the format of the input date.
4 In the Operation box select Conversion
5 In the Result Variable box, select or create the variable in which
you want to save the value of the converted date and click OK.
6 In the Output Format box, select format to which the date is to be
converted
7 Click OK.
Example
The following example converts the date found in [D3]
V_Ordering_Date from the format mm/dd/yyyy to the format
dd/mm/yyyy and saves the result in the variable [D6]
V_Converted_Date
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