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$GREG2JUL()

Use the $GREG2JUL() function to convert a Gregorian-format date to Julian format.

Syntax

The $GREG2JUL() function has this syntax:

juldate = $GREG2JUL(gregdate)

Arguments

The $GREG2JUL() function takes these arguments:

juldate

Julian-format date: yy.ddd or yyyy.ddd. The number of digits assigned to the year is the same as specified in the Gregorian format, either two or four. The day of the year is left-padded with zeros to three characters.

gregdate

Gregorian-format date: mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy. The number of digits assigned to the year will be carried over to the result and must be either two or four. The length of the month and day fields is unimportant, except that the date must be valid.

Return Codes

The $GREG2JUL() function produces these return codes:

101

ARG 1 MISSING OR INVALID

121

INVALID YEAR

122

INVALID MONTH

123

INVALID DAY

Example

$GREG2JUL('12/31/99') ==  '99.366'
$GREG2JUL('1/1/2000') == '2000.001'