V40 - Sales date (Unit Sales Report Generator variable)

Syntax

V40{N/T, CCYYMMDD, I/O}

Description

The sales date of this unit.

Parameters

N/T

A text parameter that can be omitted (it defaults to "N").

N

Numeric result. This is the number of days since the first of January 1980. This is most commonly used for sorting purposes.

T

Text result. This is the date formatted for display, e.g. '01/01/2004'. You can optionally use the next parameter to control the exact format.

CCYYMMDD

A text parameter that can be omitted (it defaults to "DD/MM/CCYY").

When the previous parameter is 'T', this parameter can be used to control the exact format. The following four values can be combined in any order, with separating characters if required.

DD

Day (01 to 31).

MM

Month (01 to 12).

CC

Century (19 or 20).

YY

Year (00 to 99).

DD/MM/CCYY Same as the default. MM/DD/CCYY Output in USA format. CCYYMMDD Use for sorting into date order (would have the same effect as using the numeric result). CCYYMM Use for grouping by month.

I/O

A text parameter that can be omitted (it defaults to "I").

I

Invoiced.

O

Ordered. The date the sales order for this unit was first raised.

Returns

A text or numeric (depending on the parameters) value whose typical size is 10 characters.

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Keywords AND Misspellings

vehicle, unit, wholegood, date, day, month, year