.EXAMPLES:
date BUSINESS JULIAN DATE
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Jan 5, 1992 92005
Jan 5, 1993 93005
Dec 31, 1993 93365 [Dec 31 is 365th day of year 1993]
Dec 31, 1996 96366 [Dec 31 is 366th day, because 1996 is a leap year]
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* JJJ can be 1 - 5 digits
* may include a prefix of a plus or minus ( + or - ) sign
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FORMAT EXAMPLES DISCUSSION ------ ---------
----------------------------- ccyyjjj 1992003 Third day of 1992,
i.e. Jan 3, 1992
19923 Third day of 1992
tttt003 Third day of this year
tttt3 Third day of this year
yyjjj 92003 Third day of 1992
923 Third day of 1992
tt003 Third day of this year
tt3 Third day of this year
01003 Third day of 2001
see Topic Fdate's Century-Assumption Algorithm
NOTE THAT Fdate WILL ACCEPT "JJJ" OF LESS THAN 1 & MORE THAN 366.
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yyjjj tt1000 the 1000th day from beginning of this year
tt0 last day of last year
tt-1 next-to-last day of last year
Fdate /Ff /Iccyyjjj /Od1 /A1992-1 produces... Monday December 30, 1991
Fdate /Ff /Iccyyjjj /Od1 /A19920 produces... Tuesday December 31, 1991
Fdate /Ff /Iccyyjjj /Od1 /A1992+1 produces... Wednesday January 1, 1992
Fdate /Ff /Iccyyjjj /Od1 /A1992366 produces... Thursday December 31, 1992
Fdate /Ff /Iccyyjjj /Od1 /A1992367 produces... Friday January 1, 1993
This feature allows limited date arithmetic with ordinary business Julian
days. For example, 90 days from tt300 can be shown by:
Fdate /Ff /Iyyjjj /Att390