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Transformation Language Reference

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MAKE_DATE_TIME

Returns the date and time based on the input values.

Syntax

MAKE_DATE_TIME( year, month, day, hour, minute, second, nanosecond )

The following table describes the arguments for this command:

Argument	Required/ Optional	Description
year	Required	Numeric datatype. Positive 4-digit integer. If you pass this function a 2-digit year, the PowerCenter Integration Service returns “00” as the first two digits of the year.
month	Required	Numeric datatype. Positive integer between 1 and 12 (January=1 and December=12).
day	Required	Numeric datatype. Positive integer between 1 and 31 (except for the months that have less than 31 days: February, April, June, September, and November).
hour	Optional	Numeric datatype. Positive integer between 0 and 24 (where 0=12AM, 12=12PM, and 24 =12AM).
minute	Optional	Numeric datatype. Positive integer between 0 and 59.
second	Optional	Numeric datatype. Positive integer between 0 and 59.
nanosecond	Optional	Numeric datatype. Positive integer between 0 and 999,999,999.

Return Value

Date as MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI:SS. Returns a null value if you do not pass the function a year, month, or day.

Example

The following expression creates a date and time from the input ports:

MAKE_DATE_TIME( SALE_YEAR, SALE_MONTH, SALE_DAY, SALE_HOUR, SALE_MIN, SALE_SEC )

SALE_YR	SALE_MTH	SALE_DAY	SALE_HR	SALE_MIN	SALE_SEC	RETURN VALUE
2002	10	27	8	36	22	10/27/2002 08:36:22
2000	6	15	15	17		06/15/2000 15:17:00
2003	1	3		22	45	01/03/2003 00:22:45
04	3	30	12	5	10	03/30/0004 12:05:10
99	12	12	5		16	12/12/0099 05:00:16

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MAKE_DATE_TIME

MAKE_DATE_TIME

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