Returns the current date in a string.
getDtStr([format])
Menu Location
This command can't be found in any menu besides the command catalog.
This command requires a calculator with AMS version 2.07 or higher (it will also work on any TI-89 Titanium or Voyage 200 calculator)
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The getDtStr() command returns the current date in a string. The date can be in one of eight formats, numbered from 1 to 8. This format can be given to getDtStr() directly: for instance, getDtStr(5) will return the date in the fifth format. Or, you can set a default format with the setDtFmt() command, and getDtStr() will use that format when it's not given a specific format to use.
The eight formats are as follows (dd, mm, and yy are the date, month, and year respectively, in two digits)
| Format Number | Result of getDtStr() |
|---|---|
| 1 | "mm/dd/yy" |
| 2 | "dd/mm/yy" |
| 3 | "mm.dd.yy" |
| 4 | "dd.mm.yy" |
| 5 | "yy.mm.dd" |
| 6 | "mm-dd-yy" |
| 7 | "dd-mm-yy" |
| 8 | "yy-mm-dd" |
Formats 5 and 8 are useful in that if you store dates in either of those format, sorting the strings will sort the dates in chronological order.
Error Conditions
40 - Argument error happens when the date format given is not an integer 1-8.