Measurement Computing Micro 488/EX rev.2.1 - Manual (Page 94)

Section 5 Command Descriptions
5.24
DAY FORMAT
The DAY FORMAT command allows the user to select the format of the DAY
command response. Several different formats are provide including numeric,
abbreviated text and un-abbreviated text. The power-on factory default is un-
abbreviated text. This default can be modified with the SAVE command. Refer to the
SAVE
command for details. The day of week text can be sent as upper or capitalized
lower case, as determined by the CASE command.
SYNTAX DAY FORMAT [;] {D | DA | DAY}
The option specifies one of the following formats…
options= D DA DAY
1 SUN SUNDAY
2 MON MONDAY
3 TUE TUESDAY
4 WED WEDNESDAY
5 THU THURSDAY
6 FRI FRIDAY
7 SAT SATURDAY
RESPONSE None
MODE Any
BUS STATES None
EXAMPLES PRINT#1,"DAY FORMAT D"
PRINT#1,"DAY"
INPUT #1,D$
Read the day string
PRINT D$ Printed to the screen
3 Output is day dependent