HNAME: Retrieving a Date-Time Component in Alphanumeric Format

Syntax: How to Retrieve a Date-Time Component in Alphanumeric Format

HNAME(datetime, 'component', output)

where:

datetime

Date-time

Is the date-time value from which a component value is to be extracted.

component

Alphanumeric

Is the name of the component to be retrieved enclosed in single quotation marks. For a list of valid components, see Arguments for Use With Date and Time Functions.

output

Alphanumeric, at least A2

The function converts a month argument to an abbreviation of the month name and converts and all other components to strings of digits only. The year is always four digits, and the hour assumes the 24-hour system.

Example: Retrieving a Timestamp Date or Time Component as an Alphanumeric Value

Assuming that the current time obtained by the function HGETC in the first parameter is 13:22:11, this example returns the string '13' and assigns it to AHOUR:

AHOUR/A2 = HNAME(HGETC(8,'HYYMDS'),'HOUR', AHOUR);

Example: Retrieving a Timestamp Date or Time Component as an Alphanumeric Value

Assuming that the current time obtained by the function HGETC in the first parameter is 13:22:11, this example returns the string '13' and assigns it to AHOUR:

AHOUR/A2 = HNAME(HGETC(8,'HYYMDS'),'HOUR', AHOUR);

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