HINPUT: Converting an Alphanumeric String to a Date-Time Value

HINPUT(source_length, 'source_string', output_length, output)

where:

source_length

Integer

Is the number of characters in the source string to be converted.

source_string

Alphanumeric

Is the string to be converted.

output_length

Integer

Is the length of the returned date-time value. Valid values are:

• 8 indicates a time value that includes one to three decimal digits (milliseconds).
• 10 indicates a time value that includes four to six decimal digits (microseconds).
• 12 indicates a time value that includes seven to nine decimal digits (nanoseconds).

output

Date-time

Is the returned date-time value.