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Re: [Bug-glpk] [Fwd: Documentation for str2time]
From: |
Andrew Makhorin |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-glpk] [Fwd: Documentation for str2time] |
Date: |
Thu, 26 May 2016 12:10:02 +0300 |
> I needed to convert a string “20251201” to the date 01-Dec-2025. The
> below works:
>
>
>
> param d := str2time("20251201","%Y%m%d");
>
> display time2str(d,"%F");
>
>
>
> BUT the %Y is undocumented. The documentation (version 4.58, page 57)
> for str2time refers to %y, and is explicit that this is for a year
> without a century, but there is no mention of %Y in str2time format
> specifiers or how to convert strings that have full-year (century
> included).
>
>
>
> I recommend that on the next release the documentation adds the %Y
> specifier.
Thank you for your suggestion.
Description of %Y specifier is just missing for unknown reason. There
should be the following statement:
%Y The year as a decimal number, using the Gregorian calendar.