NAME
getforder - get input date order
SYNOPSIS
#include <cbase/dtypes.h>
int getforder()
DESCRIPTION
Getforder returns an integer indicating the order that date values should be interpreted when an ambiguous form is used. This function is called by fatodate when the input does not match the format.
The supported values are:
Order Format
0 m/d/y (USA)
1 d/m/y (Europe & Canada)
2 y/m/d (Japan)
The use of this function allows a string of 6 digits with or without separator characters (01/02/86 or 010286) to be interpreted correctly.
The input date order is retrieved from the country format structure (see fcountry(C-3)).
SEE ALSO
fcountry(C-3), fatodate(C-3), atodate(C-3)
C/Base Reference Manual Chapter 13, "Formatting Data Values"