APPX Software Library

Chapter 4-6: ILF Keyword Reference

SET DATE

The SET DATE statement places the current date/time in the destination field.

    ????? SET DATE ??? ?????????????????????? ???
    (1)            (2) (3)                    (4)

(1) T/F execution conditions
(2) Destination application ID
(3) Destination field name or PDF
(4) Destination occurrence (constant/index)

Using the Statement

Note that to set a date/time field to a constant value, you use the SET command.

Restrictions

The destination field must be a date/time field type.

Related Statements

SET, SET DAY, SET MNTH

Example

In the example below, the current date is supplied for the user if a date is blank.

*
* If blank, set adjustment date to system date
*
IF TAR ADJUST2 ADJ DATE EQ
T SET DATE TAR ADJUST2 ADJ DATE