date_spec 

Syntax

<date_spec> ::= DATE <standard_date_mask> | DATE '<valFREE_MASK>'

'<valFREE_MASK>'

Output format

Specify which of the three possible components day, month, and year you want to appear in the date. You can use either the German abbreviations T, M and J or the English abbreviations D; M and Y. If you enter three characters for the month, that is MMM, the name of the month is displayed as the standard abbreviation, for example, Oct for October.

Use

This is a syntax rule for describing data access.

Use it to specify the format for plain text values in which DATE columns are entered and output.

This format only applies to the load or unload command in which it is specified. Otherwise, the Replication Manager default is used.

Use the SET command to view the Replication Manager default.