Era-based date and time formats
The GL_DATE and GL_DATETIME environment variables provide support for alternative dates and times such as era-based (Asian) formats. These alternative formats support dates such as the Japanese Imperial-era dates.
Tip: DBDATE and DBTIME can
also provide some support for era-based dates.
To specify era-based formats for DATE and DATETIME values, use
the
E conversion modifier, as follows: - For either GL_DATE or GL_DATETIME,
Ecan show in several formatting directives.For a list of valid formatting conversions for eras, see Alternative time formats.
- For DBDATE,
Ecan show in the format specification.