The .SET DATE and .SET TIME commands let you specify a date and time to be inserted in your file when you issue the Substitute flag pair, $$, with any of the appropriate date or time parameters. .SET DATE also sets the date for the .DATE command, which causes the date to appear in running heads. Formats .SET DATE d1 ,d2 ,d3 .SET TIME t1 ,t2 ,t3 Abreviated formats .SDT d1 ,d2 ,d3 .STM t1 ,t2 ,t3
1 – Parameters
d1 A number specifying the day of the month d2 A number specifying the month of the year d3 A number specifying the year (either four digits or the last two digits of the year) t1 A number specifying the hour of the day t2 A number specifying minutes past the hour t3 A number specifying seconds past the minute If you precede any of these values with a plus sign (+) or a minus sign (-), you will change the corresponding current value by adding to or subtracting from it the value following the + or -.
2 – Defaults
o If you do not enter .SET DATE or .SET TIME, entering a $$time, $$date, or any of the appropriate date or time parameters with the substitute flag pair ($$) will give you the date or time that DSR began processing the file. o If you enter either of these .SET commands, you can retain a previous value by omitting its value from the command. You must, however, type any comma that would have followed it. o If you enter either command without specifying any values for it, you will get the current date or the time as of the second the command is executed.