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Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC

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On 25 Jun 2019 as I do recall,
          Kevin Wells  wrote:

> Hi
>
> How can you get the month as a number instead of the 3 letter shorterned
> name e.g?
>
> 06 instread of Jun

 Use OS_Word 14 to read the computer's clock as a 5-byte time value,
 then pass the resulting area of memory to OS_ConvertDateAndTime.

The format string for a three-letter shortened month name is %M3 and for
the month in numbers is %MN - see manuals.


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Dates as numbers in BASIC Kevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk> - 2019-06-25 18:09 +0100
  Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2019-06-25 18:45 +0100
  Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC Paul Oates <oatespaul@btinternet.com> - 2019-06-25 19:00 +0100
    Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC news@sprow.co.uk - 2019-06-27 05:47 -0700
      Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC Kevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk> - 2019-06-29 12:23 +0100
      Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC jgh@mdfs.net - 2019-07-03 11:47 -0700
  Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2019-06-25 19:25 +0100
    Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC Andrew Conroy <a.m.conroy@owlart.co.uk> - 2019-06-26 22:19 +0100
      Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC Andrew Conroy <a.m.conroy@owlart.co.uk> - 2019-06-26 23:05 +0100
        Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2019-06-27 12:08 +0100
          Re: Dates as numbers in BASIC Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2019-06-27 13:32 +0100

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