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name: DATE
de: Display or set current date
see: TIME
req: CMD_DATE
SYNOPSIS:
<OL>
<LI>
EBNF: DATE [ /D ]
<LI>
EBNF: DATE [ /D ] date
</OL>
The first variant displays the current system date, then enters a loop
prompting the user for a new date. The loop terminates, if the user
entered a valid new date or just pressed the <TT>ENTER</TT> key.
<P>The second variant does not display the current date and tries to
change the date to the specified <ARG>date</ARG>. On success the
command terminates, otherwise enters the loop explained above.
<P>The individual portions of a date may be separated by at least:
dots <TT>.</TT>, forward slashes <TT>/</TT> or dashes <TT>-</TT>.
Other nationally used characters may be supported, too.
<BR>DATE will support partial formats:
<UL>
<LI>A <EM>single numnber</EM>: specifies the day only.
<LI><EM>Two numbers</EM>: specifies the day and the month in the order
used by the national date format, which is MM/DD for American and Japanese
and DD/MM for European format.
<LI><EM>Three numbers</EM>: specifies a full date including day, month and
year in the order suitable for the national date format, which is:
<UL>
<LI>MM/DD/[CC]YY: for American,
<LI>DD/MM/[CC]YY: for European and
<LI>[CC]YY/MM/DD: for Japanese format.
</UL>
If the year portion is less than 100, the century is assumed to be 1900, if
it is greater or equal than 80; otherwise the century is 2000.
<P><EM>Note</EM>: Some European countries introduced the so-called
business date in 1996 or so, which is the same as the Japanese format;
it makes sorting of literal dates a lot easier. If FreeCOM will or will not
support it, will depend on the NLS used by DOS.
</UL>
<BR>Symbolical names of monthes are not support (yet).
OPTIONS:
All options must precced any argument.
<P><OPT>/D</OPT> prevents from prompting the user.
<OL>
<LI>In variant 1, the date is displayed only.
<LI>In variant 2, the date is tried to be changed, but the loop is not
entered on failure.
</OL>
EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLE: 1
CMD: DATE /D
Just display the current system date.
EXAMPLE: 3
CMD: DATE 2/1/00
Sets the current date to 1st February of 2000.
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