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CURRENT-DATE (↑ Choosing Run-time Behavior)
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  Directive:    CURRENT-DATE
 
  Function:     Specifies the format of the date stored in the
                CURRENT-DATE special register.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬──CURRENT-DATE───"date-format"─────
        └─/─┘
 
  Parameters:   date-format          Either DDMMYY or MMDDYY.
 
  Default:      CURRENT-DATE "MMDDYY"
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Any
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