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ctdbGetFieldDefaultDateType

Retrieves the default value date type.

Declaration

CTDATE_TYPE ctdbGetFieldDefaultDateType(CTHANDLE Handle);

Description

Retrieves the default value date type used when converting strings to dates. Handle must be a FairCom DB API field handle.

Return

Value

Symbolic Constant

Explanation

1

CTDATE_MDCY

Date format is mm/dd/ccyy

2

CTDATE_MDY

Date format is mm/dd/yy

3

CTDATE_DMCY

Date format is dd/mm/ccyy

4

CTDATE_DMY

Date format is dd/mm/yy

5

CTDATE_CYMD

Date format is ccyymmdd

6

CTDATE_YMD

Date format is yymmdd

See Appendix A for a complete listing of valid c-tree Plus error values.

Example

/* check the default date type */

hField = ctdbGetField(hTable, 5);

if (ctdbGetFieldDefaultDateType(hField) != CTDATE_MDCY)

printf("Default date type is not OK\n");

See also

ctdbSetFieldDefaultValue(), ctdbGetFieldDefaultValue(), ctdbClearFieldDefaultValue(), ctdbIsFieldDefaultValueSet(), ctdbClearAllFieldDefaultValue(), ctdbSetFieldDefaultDateTimeType(), ctdbGetFieldDefaultTimeType()

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