PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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Examples:
\TODAY SHORT WORLD
\TODAY SHORT " "
\TODAY LONG WORLD "JAN.,FEB.,...DEC."
\TODAY CHANGE 6 21 86
How to Use TODAY
When you use this command, TFORM completes several steps
Assembles the three system variables SYS_MONTH, SYS_DAY, and
SYS_YEAR, together with appropriate separators and other characters
Combines them into one entity
Places the result in the system variable SYS_DATE, where you can
access it for inclusion in a title or similar use (see “Tips”); this
variable is undefined until you precede it with a TODAY command
The different options of the TODAY command are described separately in
the following paragraphs.
TODAY SHORT USA
TODAY SHORT USA (or simply TODAY SHORT) uses digits to format
the current date. TFORM assembles the date as MM/DD/YY, where
DD is the number of the day, MM the month number, and YY the last
two digits of the year.
If you just type TODAY with no options, TFORM formats the date as
TODAY SHORT “/” USA “January,...,December”.