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&DATE(format-code)

Causes the current date to be substituted dynamically in the current keyword value. The format of the date depends on the format code that is selected as a sub-parameter. If no format is specified, YYYYMMDD is used. Valid format-codes and examples of their output are:

• MMDDYYYY—12312008
• DDMMYYYY—31122008
• YYYYMMDD—20081231
• YYMMDD—081231
• YYYY—2008
• YY—08
• MM—12
• DD—31
• YYDDD—08366
• YYYYDDD—2008366
• DDMONYYYY—31DEC2008
• MON—DEC
• MONTH—DECEMBER