Measurement Computing Micro 488/EX rev.2.1 User Manual

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Section 5

Command Descriptions

5.74

EXAMPLES

PRINT#1,"DATE FORMAT MM-DD-YY"
PRINT#1,"SET DATE 11-04-52"

Set to American format

PRINT#1,"DATE"
INPUT #1,D$

Read the date string

PRINT D$

Printed to the screen

11-04-52

Output is format dependent

PRINT#1,"SET DATE JANUARY 1, 1988"
PRINT#1,"DATE"
INPUT #1,D$

Read the date string

PRINT D$

Printed to the screen

01-01-88

Output is format dependent