TDS5000B Online Programmer Guide
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DATE
Description
This command sets or queries the date that the instrument can display.
This command is equivalent to selecting Set Date & Time from the Uti-
lities menu and then setting the fields in the Date group box.
Group
Miscellaneous
Related Commands
TIME
Syntax 1
DATE <Qstring>
Syntax 2
DATE?
Argument
H <QString>
This is a date in the form ”yyyy--mm--dd” where yyyy refers to a
four--digit year number, mm refers to a two--digit month number from
01 to 12, and dd refers to a two--digit day number in the month.
Example 1
DATE ”2000-01-24”
This command specifies that the date is set to January 24, 2000.
Example 2
DATE?
This query might return
:DATE 2000-01-24
indicating the current date is set to January 24, 2000.