Function::DateTime
Julian 
Julian(DATE VALUE)
Julian(Current Date)
Julian(24/12/12)
The julian function converts a date value to a Julian date.
YY are the last two digits of the year. DDD is the position of the day in the year (with January 1st = 001; and December 31 = 365, except in leap year when it is 366).
Parameters
DATE VALUE
Any DataEase Date Value or date formatted constant.
Returns/Result
A five-digit integer in the format YYDDD.
Any DataEase Date Value or date formatted constant.
A five-digit integer in the format YYDDD.
Examples
Examples
julian( 07/04/99)
Returns: 99185
julian( 12/31/99)
Returns: 99365
Reference
julian
Type
Purpose
The julian function converts a date value to a Julian date.
Syntax
Returns
A five-digit integer in the format YYDDD.
Usage
YY are the last two digits of the year. DDD is the position of the day in the year (with January 1st = 001; and December 31 = 365, except in leap year when it is 366).
Examples
Returns: 99185
Returns: 99365
