SPLIT_DATE - Extracts the year, month and date from a DATE value

Introduction

Extracts the following fields from a DATE value:

Informal Syntax:

SPLIT_DATE( IN, YEAR, MONTH, DATE )

Formal Syntax:

SPLIT_DATE( IN:=expression,
YEAR=>variable, MONTH=>variable, DATE=>variable )

Parameter	Type	Description
IN	DATE	The date value to split into the year, month and date.
YEAR	REF_TO INT	The year value extracted from the input value.
MONTH	REF_TO INT	The month value extracted from the input value.
DATE	REF_TO INT	The date value extracted from the input value.

None.

Example of an informal call:

VAR
    Year, Month, Date : INT;
END_VAR

SPLIT_DATE(
    DATE#2013-01-10-21:50:00.000,
    Year, Month, Date )

The variable values after the SPLIT_DATE function call will be:

IEC 61131-3 Third Edition: Table 36.5.

For other date and time functions.

For the meaning of terms used in Fernhill SCADA.