WIMS stores Text Variables with Text Var Format set to Date Entry, Time Entry, and Date/Time Entry as a sequential serial number defined as the number of days from Dec 31st, 1899. The decimal portion represents the time of that day (i.e. .5 means noon). Examples Entries are in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Examples:
Entry |
Date Serial Number |
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01/01/2021 |
44197 |
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01/02/2021 |
44198 |
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01/02/2021 12:00 PM |
44198.5 |
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01/02/2021 7:55 AM |
44198.33 |
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See Also: DFORMAT, VAL, Using Text Variables in calculations and graphs, Text Format Tab - Edit/View Variables, FRC