OConv Time (MT) function
Description
Converts a value from internal storage format to a time output format.
Internal system time is saved as the number of seconds past midnight. A 24-hour day has 86,400 seconds. Any value over that number is divided by 86,400, and the remainder is the value of expression.
Syntax
output = OConv(expression, "MT [H] [S] [char]")
Parameters
OConv (MT) takes the following arguments for its parameters.
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| expression | Must be either an integer or a variable that contains an integer. |
| MT - or - MTX | Indicates a time conversion. MTX is used for international default conversions. Requires that a language is set in the environment, in field 15 (@environ.set<ENV_LND_DEFAULT$> ), eg LND_GERMAN_D, LND_FRENCH_F, etc. The language needs to be set within the SYSENV record prior to start. |
| H | Specify 12-hour format. The characters used to indicate AM and PM are identified by the default language set. |
| S | Indicates that output includes seconds. |
| char | Specifies the character that separates hours, minutes, and seconds. The default is a ":" (colon). It can be any character between ASCII characters 33 and 248 inclusive. |
See Also
Examples
The following table provides examples of the correct use of the OConv Time function.
| Example code | Output |
|---|---|
| OConv(43260,"MT") | 12:01 |
| OConv(43260,"MTH") | 12:01PM |
| OConv(43260,"MTS") | 12:01:00 |
| OConv(43260,"MTHS") | 12:01:00PM |
| OConv(61200,"MT") | 17:00 |
| OConv(61200,"MTHS,") | 05,00,00PM |
* Converting to time output format. * The value 08:28PM is saved in TIME. INTERNAL_TIME = "73680" Conversion = "MTH" TIME = OConv(INTERNAL_TIME, Conversion)
When the language is set to LND_FRENCH_F, the following is observed
* dd will contain 14.48 bb = Oconv(time(), 'MTX')