The DATESTRING and STRINGFORMAT options are added to the FORMATTIME
command to return a date and time stamp in a format for use on the Internet.
FORMATTIME
The DATESTRING and STRINGFORMAT options
are added to the EXEC CICS FORMATTIME command. These options
enable you to convert a date and time stamp in ABSTIME format to an architected
date and time stamp string. The only format provided by the STRINGFORMAT option
at present is the format that complies with the RFC 1123 standard, which is
suitable for use on the Internet.
- DATESTRING(data-area)
- specifies
the 64-character user field where CICS® is to return the architected date
and time stamp string in the format specified by the STRINGFORMAT option.
If STRINGFORMAT is not specified, the default format provided is the RFC 1123
format (RFC1123).
- STRINGFORMAT(cvda)
- specifies
the format for the architected date and time stamp string returned in DATESTRING.
The only CVDA value available at present is:
- RFC1123
- specifies
the RFC 1123 format, which is suitable for use on the Internet. This date
and time stamp string contains the day, date, and 24-hour clock time at GMT,
for example "Tue, 01 Apr 2003 10:01:02 GMT".