Display timestamp in COBOL.
Program Sample:
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. TESTTIMESTAMP. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-CURRENT-DATE-DATA. 05 WS-CURRENT-DATE. 10 WS-CURRENT-YEAR PIC 9(04). 10 WS-CURRENT-MONTH PIC 9(02). 10 WS-CURRENT-DAY PIC 9(02). 05 WS-CURRENT-TIME. 10 WS-CURRENT-HOURS PIC 9(02). 10 WS-CURRENT-MINUTE PIC 9(02). 10 WS-CURRENT-SECOND PIC 9(02). 10 WS-CURRENT-MILLISECONDS PIC 9(02). 10 WS-GMT-SIGN PIC X(01). 10 WS-GMT-TIME PIC X(04). * *(NOTE: WS-GMT-SIGN AND WS-GMT-TIME IS GREENWICH MEAN TIME OFFSET) PROCEDURE DIVISION. MOVE FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE to WS-CURRENT-DATE-DATA. DISPLAY WS-CURRENT-DATE-DATA. STOP RUN.
Execution Result:
2015070620042585-0700
means: 2015-07-06 20:04:25.85 (GMT-7)
The milliseconds fields can be 00-99, so its minimum unit is 10 milliseconds.
Refer to:
http://documentation.microfocus.com/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.microfocus.eclipse.infocenter.studee60win%2FHRLHLHPDF709.html