Measurement Computing Micro 488/EX rev.2.1 - Manual (Page 91)

Section 5 Command Descriptions
5.21
DATE FORMAT
The DATE FORMAT command allows the user to select the format of the DATE
command response. Several different formats are provide, including both American
and European. DATE FORMAT is also used to determine how the date information will
be interpreted when the date is set with the SET DATE command. Refer to the SET
DATE
command definition for more details. The month text can be sent as upper or
capitalized lower case, as determined by the CASE command.
The power-on factory default is MONTH DD, YYYY. This default can be
modified with the SAVE command. Refer to the SAVE command for details.
SYNTAX DATE FORMAT [;] {option}
option includes at one of the following format specifiers…
option Example Output Length† Style
MM/DD/YY 12/04/76 8 bytes fixed American
MM-DD-YY 12-04-76 8 bytes fixed American
MM/DD/YYYY 12/04/1976 10 bytes fixed American
MM-DD-YYYY 12-04-1976 10 bytes fixed American
MON DD YYYY DEC 04 1976 11 bytes fixed American
MON DD, YYYY DEC 04, 1976 12 bytes fixed American
MONTH DD YYYY DECEMBER 4 1976 variable American
MONTH DD, YYYY DECEMBER 4, 1976 variable American
DD/MM/YY 04/12/76 8 bytes fixed European
DD-MM-YY 04-12-76 8 bytes fixed European
DD/MM/YYYY 04/12/1976 10 bytes fixed European
DD-MM-YYYY 04-12-1976 10 bytes fixed European
DD MON YYYY 04 DEC 1976 11 bytes fixed European
DD MONTH YYYY 4 DECEMBER 1976 variable European
† Length does not include programmable serial output terminators.