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There are two ways to convert a date from internal to external format - this call and X ^DD("DD"). (This is the reverse of what %DT does.) This entry point takes an internal date in the variable Y and converts it to its external representation.
>S Y=2690720.163 D DD^%DT W Y JUL 20, 1969@1630
This results in Y being equal to JUL 20, 1969@16:30. (Single space before the 4-digit year.)
| Y |
(Required) This contains the internal date to be converted. If this has five or six decimal places, seconds will automatically be returned. |
| %DT |
(Optional) This forces seconds to be returned even if Y does not have that resolution. %DT must contain S for this to happen. |
| Y |
Y is returned as the external form of the date. |
See also DT^DIO2, which takes an internal date in the variable Y and writes out its external form.
Reviewed/Updated: March 8, 2007