HIPS and SIPS Module : HIPS and SIPS Editors : Generic Data Parser : Data Types : File Date
 
File Date

1. Select either a line number or Identifier so the file data can located.

If you selected line number, type the number in the text box provided.

If you selected identifier, type a text string for the identifier in the Name field and the location on the line where the date begins.

2. Define the location of the date values within the field.

If the length of the year field is two (2), then the converter automatically assigns the year a value between 1951 and 2050.

If the length of the day field is three (3), the converter assumes the extracted value represents a Julian date.