Difference between revisions of "Date/Time Data Type~"
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Enter “T-1@3PM” for yesterday at 3 in the afternoon. | Enter “T-1@3PM” for yesterday at 3 in the afternoon. | ||
“T” is a special character that stands for today's date. | “T” is a special character that stands for today's date. | ||
− | Enter “NOW” for today's date and current time. | + | : Enter “NOW” for today's date and current time. |
− | You may enter date information in any of the following ways: | + | : You may enter date information in any of the following ways: |
JAN 22 1957 or 22 JAN 57 or 1/22/57 or 012257 | JAN 22 1957 or 22 JAN 57 or 1/22/57 or 012257 | ||
T (for TODAY), T+l (for TOMORROW), T+2, T+7, etc. | T (for TODAY), T+l (for TOMORROW), T+2, T+7, etc. | ||
T-l (for YESTERDAY), T-3W (for 3 WEEKS AGO), etc. | T-l (for YESTERDAY), T-3W (for 3 WEEKS AGO), etc. | ||
− | N = Now (to enter the current date and time) | + | : N = Now (to enter the current date and time) |
− | If the year is omitted, the computer uses the CURRENT YEAR. Sometimes the system allows you to omit the precise day, as: JAN, 1957 | + | : If the year is omitted, the computer uses the CURRENT YEAR. Sometimes the system allows you to omit the precise day, as: JAN, 1957 |
Revision as of 22:35, 8 December 2005
- Date/Time Data Type
- The name of this data type explains the content. All time related date entries must have a date including a time.
Enter “T-1@3PM” for yesterday at 3 in the afternoon.
“T” is a special character that stands for today's date.
- Enter “NOW” for today's date and current time.
- You may enter date information in any of the following ways:
JAN 22 1957 or 22 JAN 57 or 1/22/57 or 012257 T (for TODAY), T+l (for TOMORROW), T+2, T+7, etc. T-l (for YESTERDAY), T-3W (for 3 WEEKS AGO), etc.
- N = Now (to enter the current date and time)
- If the year is omitted, the computer uses the CURRENT YEAR. Sometimes the system allows you to omit the precise day, as: JAN, 1957
Source: Adverse Reaction Tracking User Manual Version 4.0
This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |