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MiniRobotLanguage (MRL)

 

DTO.MakeDateMask Command

Create a standard date format mask

 

Intention

 

This command generates a standard date format mask string in the format "DD<sep>MM<sep>YYYY", using a specified separator character. If no separator is provided, a dot (.) is used as the default.

This is useful for creating consistent format masks to be used with other DTO commands like DTO.FormatDate or DTO.ParseDate.

 

The generated mask uses:

•   DD: 2-digit day

•   MM: 2-digit month

•   YYYY: 4-digit year

 

Syntax

 

DTO.makedatemask|[Separator][|$$RES]

DTO.mdm|[Separator][|$$RES]

 

Parameter Explanation

 

P1 - Separator (Optional)

The single character to use as a separator between date components (e.g., ".", "-", "/"). If omitted or empty, "." is used.

 

P2 - $$RES (Optional)

The variable (e.g., $$RES) where the resulting format mask string will be stored. If omitted, the result is placed on TOS.

 

 

Example

 

'**********************************************

' DTO.mdm - Sample

'**********************************************

'

' --- Get default mask (DD.MM.YYYY) ---

DTO.mdm||$$MSK1

DBV.Default Mask: $$MSK1 ' Result: "DD.MM.YYYY"

'

' --- Create mask with hyphen separator ---

DTO.mdm|"-"|$$MSK2

DBV.Hyphen Mask: $$MSK2 ' Result: "DD-MM-YYYY"

'

' --- Create mask with slash separator (Result to TOS) ---

DTO.mdm|"/"

POP.$$MSK3

DBV.Slash Mask: $$MSK3 ' Result: "DD/MM/YYYY"

'

ENR.

 

Remarks

 

The generated mask always uses the format "DD<sep>MM<sep>YYYY". If you need other formats (e.g., "MM/DD/YYYY" or "YYYY-MM-DD"), you must construct the mask string manually.

If the provided separator string contains multiple characters, only the first character is used.

 

Limitations

 

- Only generates the "DD<sep>MM<sep>YYYY" format.

 

See also

 

•     DTO. - Date Time Operations

•     DTO.Make Time Mask - create time format mask

•     DTO.Format Date - format date components to string

•     DTO.Parse Date - parse date into components

•     DTO.Get Date Separator - detect date separator char