Measurement Computing Micro 488/EX rev.2.1 - Manual (Page 143)

Section 5 Command Descriptions
5.73
SET DATE
The SET DATE command is used to set the internal date. Any of the output
formats may be used to set the date. However, the Micro488/EX is sensitive to which
American or European format are selected. If a European format has been selected, the
SET
DATE command requires the date setting information to be in the same order.
SYNTAX SET DATE [;] {date}
American date Example
MM/DD/YY 12/04/76
MM-DD-YY 12-04-76
MM/DD/YYYY 12/04/1976
MM-DD-YYYY 12-04-1976
MON DD YYYY DEC 04 1976
MON DD, YYYY DEC 04, 1976
MONTH DD YYYY DECEMBER 4 1976
MONTH DD, YYYY DECEMBER 4, 1976
European date Example
DD/MM/YY 04/12/76
DD-MM-YY 04-12-76
DD/MM/YYYY 04/12/1976
DD-MM-YYYY 04-12-1976
DD MON YYYY 04 DEC 1976
DD MONTH YYYY 4 DECEMBER 1976
RESPONSE None
MODE Any
BUS STATES None