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Evaluates an English language date specification.
EVALUATE DATE date-specification
date-specification
A valid JAMS English language date specification. If the specification includes embedded spaces it must be enclosed in quotes.
The EVALUATE DATE command is used to parse an English language date specification and return the absolute date which the phrase represents. This command can be used to test your date specifications and from within you DCL routines to enhance your applications. There is also a callable version of this command.
/GLOBAL
Using this qualifier causes the returned DCL symbol to be defined in the global symbol table./LOCAL
Using this qualifier causes the returned DCL symbol to be defined in the local symbol table./SYMBOL=symbol_name
If specified, the resulting date will be placed in the specified DCL symbol. If you do not use this qualifier, the resulting date is displayed on your terminal./TODAY_IS=date
The date specification will be interpreted as if today was the date specified with this qualifier. If you do not use this qualifier, the default is the current system date.
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