PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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TODAY The TODAY command calls the TODAY macro, which manipulates a
system variable, SYS_DATE, so that you can include today’s date in your
document in any of several formats. You can alter the actual date with the
CHANGE option.
What to Enter
\TODAY
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SHORT [" char "]
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[" m1 ‚...‚ m12 "]
CHANGE [ exp1 exp2 exp3˚ ]
m1 ,..., m12
are names or abbreviations of the twelve months of the year. All twelve
months must be designated and enclosed in quotation marks.
exp1
is a one- or two-character numeric expression that represents the
number of the month.
exp2
is a one- or two-character numeric expression that represents the
number of the day.
exp3
is a one- or two-character numeric expression that represents the
number of the year.