You use this syntax rule to specify the data format of the plain text values in which DATE columns are entered and output.
This format only applies to the import or export command in which it is specified. If no date format is specified in a command, either the Loader default is used, or a value specified with the SET DATE command. You use the SET DATE command to specify the date format for all subsequent commands. In a single Loader session, this applies until a new SET command is executed.
<set_date_command> ::= SET DATE <standard_date_mask>
<date_spec> ::=
DATE <standard_date_mask>
|
DATE '<free_mask_date>'
<standard_date_mask> ::= EUR | INTERNAL | ISO | JIS | USA
SET DATE <standard_date_mask> |
This setting of a standardized date mask applies to the entire Loader session provided that the date mask is not changed by another SET DATE command. |
<date_spec> |
You can change the current date mask for individual commands by using the syntax element date_spec to define the data format (field_format_spec). |
DATE <standard_date_mask> |
You use the standard_date_mask to specify the format for plain text values in which DATE columns are entered and displayed. Default value: INTERNAL |
DATE '<free_mask_date>' |
You use the freely definable date mask free_mask_date to specify the format for plain text values in which DATE columns are entered and displayed. Use Y for the year,
M for the month,
D for the
day. |
EXPORT TABLE
hotel.reservation
DATA OUTSTREAM
'reservation_csv.data'
DATE ISO
Standard date mask ISO is specified.
IMPORT TABLE hotel.reservation
DATA
INSTREAM 'reservation_csv.data'
DATE 'YYYY-MMM-DD'
Example of
the content of the data stream
"100","3000","80","single","2005-Nov-13","2005-Nov-15"
Mask YYYY-MMM-DD is specified for dates.
'YYYY' |
Four-digit year format |
'MM' |
Two-digit month format (01-12) |
'DD' |
Two-digit day format (01-31) |
Format |
General Format |
Example |
EUR |
'DD.MM.YYYY' |
'23.01.2005' |
INTERNAL |
'YYYYMMDD' |
'20050123' |
ISO/JIS |
'YYYY-MM-DD' |
'2005-01-23' |
USA |
'MM/DD/YYYY' |
'01/23/2005' |
Day and month entries must have two digits. In all formats except INTERNAL, the year must have two or four digits. In the INTERNAL format, the year must have four digits.
See also: