This function converts a date of data type DTL into a character string of data type STRING in the traditional German format (DE) (DD MM YYYYY…).
| LGF_DTLToString_DE (FC) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTL | date | Ret_Val | String | |||||
| Char | separator | |||||||
| Char | separatorDateAndTime | |||||||
| Identifier | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| date | DTL | Date to convert as DTL tag |
| separator | Char | Separator between the components of the output date. |
| separatorDateAndTime | Char | Separator between the components date and time. |
| Identifier | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ret_Val | String | Output string according to the traditional German format. Example: `22-01-2019 14:07:57.696417000` |
The block reads a date of data type DTL and converts the individual components of the date (year, month, day, hour…) into a character string and outputs it in traditional German format (DE). The separator between the components of the date is variable.
At the input parameter separator, you specify the separator between the components of the date, at seperatorDateAndTime you specify the separator between the date and the time.
separatorDate = - - outString = 16-03-2016… (default)
separatorDate = / - outString = 16/03/2016…
separatorDateAndTime = - outString = 2016-03-16 12:45… (default)
separatorDateAndTime = T - outString = 2016-03-16T12:45…
| Version & Date | Change description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Simatic Systems Support | |
| 18.07.2019 | First released version Split from "LGF_DTLToString" | |
| 3.0.0 | Simatic Systems Support | |
| 23.04.2020 | Set version to V3.0.0 Harmonize the version of the whole library | |
| 3.0.1 | Simatic Systems Support | |
| 23.02.2021 | Insert documentation | |
| 3.1.0 | Simatic Systems Support | |
| 25.07.2025 | Insert parameter for separator between Data and time Assign default value '-' for separator parameter | |
| 3.1.1 | Simatic Systems Support | |
| 09.10.2025 | Spelling errors | |