SECS Function

SECS (d, p, w)

Parameters

d is a string expression that represents a date. If specified, d treats the input date as a character string representing the date/time specified in the pattern specified by p. If not specified, SECS uses the value returned by DATETIME().

The value for d must have computational type and should have character type. If not, the SECS function converts d to character.

p is a supported date/time pattern. If not specified, SECS uses the value YYYYMMDDHHMISS9999. Like the value for d, p must have computational type and should have character type. If not, the SECS function converts p to character.

w specifies an expression (such as 1976) that can be converted to an integer.

• Any positive numeric value is treated as a year.
• Negative or zero values are treated as an offset and subtracted from the current, system-supplied year.
• If not specified, the value of w is the value specified in the -window compile-time option.