Specifying timestamp Formats

9.2.2.1.2 Specifying timestamp Formats

A timestamp is parsed using the default format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.FFF, with FFF depending on the size of the field.

Specify different incoming formats by entering a comment before the datetime field as shown in the next example.

Example 9-3 Specifying timestamp formats

01  HEADER. 
* DATEFORMAT YYYY-MM-DD-HH.MM.SS.FF
    20  Hdr-Timestamp       PIC X(23)

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