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--- engine:import:setvar2date [2020/03/03 22:49] – Scott Cunliffe
+++ engine:import:setvar2date [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ''SetVar2Date(varname, date, value);''
-//string varname;//\\
+^ Variable ^ Type ^ Description ^ Min Length ^ Max Length ^
-//string date;//\\
+|varname| String |Name of the local variable | 1 | 16 |
-//string value;//\\
+|date| String | The date, required in one of the formats in the table below| 1 | 64 |
+|value | String | The date value in strfdate(3) format | 1 | 64 |
-|varname| The name of the local variable that is to be set.|
+^ Date Variable Formats^ Description^
-|date| The string representing the date required in one of the following formats:|
-^ Date Variables^
 |*[+<nowiki>|</nowiki>-]n| Today's date plus or minus an optional number of days.|
 |*| Today.|
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 |M-1+3| The 3rd day of last month.|
-|value| The date value in strfdate(3) format.|
 ===== Example =====
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 Set variable YESTERDAY to yesterday's date.
-<sxh>
+<code>
 SetVar2Date(YESTERDAY, "*-1", "%%Y-%%m-%%d");
 WriteMsg("Yesterday was %YESTERDAY");
-</sxh>
+</code>
 Set variable START to the first day of this year and END to the last.
-<sxh>
+<code>
 SetVar2Date(START, "Y-0", "%%Y-%%m-%%d");
 SetVar2Date(END, "y-0", "%%Y-%%m-%%d");
 WriteMsg("Date range is $START through $END");
-</sxh>
+</code>
 {{tag> import_engine sync_engine}}