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Chapter 5
To set the date:
Use the following BASIC command, substituting the date values
for the letters YY, MM, and DD and then press the Key:
date$="YY/MM/DD”
YY represents the numbers of the last two digits entered for the
current year, MM for the current month, and DD for the current
date. A zero must be entered in front of a single digit month,
day, or year.
J—I Be sure the double quotation marks are typed in the
command as shown.
Some examples:
To show the date May 1, 1983, enter:
date$="83/05/01"
For the date of December 24, 1982 enter:
date$="82/l2/24''
If an "Ok" message appears on the screen after you have made
your entry you will know that you have performed the operation
correctly:
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date*=“83/05/01"
Ok
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