Tailoring the CA OLQ Environment for Ease of Use › Date Option

Date Option

You can specify different date formats with the SET DATE command. You can set the format for an entire CA OLQ session by including the SET DATE command in the signon profile qfile or the PF key module. You can also specify a code table to be used when generating the month names.

ADD TABLE NAME IS OLQFRNCH VERSION IS 1
    LANGUAGE IS TABLE
    PUBLIC ACCESS IS ALLOWED FOR ALL
    TYPE IS CODE
    SEARCH IS LINEAR
    ENCODE DATA IS ALPHANUMERIC
    TABLE IS UNSORTED
        DUPLICATES ARE NOT ALLOWED
        VALUES ARE (
              01                JANVIER
              02                FEVRIER
              03                MARS
              04                AVRIL
              05                MAI
              06                JUIN
              07                JUILLET
              08                AOUT
              09                SEPTEMBRE
              10                OCTOBRE
              11                NOVEMBRE
              12                DECEMBRE

        .
        .
        .
        )

To use a codetable specify the SET CODETABLE command.

Including the date in reports:

You can include the current date in reports by specifying $DATE within a report page header or footer. The current date will be substituted upon display or printing of the report.

For more information:

Commands and Syntax