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Quick Reference

System Variables

MENUECHO

Sets menu echo and prompt control bits.

edtime

Returns a formatted date and time based on a given picture.

$(edtime,time, picture)

Edits the AutoCAD LT Julian date given by time (obtained, for example, from

$(getvar,date) according to the given picture). The picture consists of

format phrases replaced by specific representations of the date and time.

Characters not interpretable as format phrases are copied literally into the

result of $(edtime). Format phrases are defined as shown in the following

table. Assume that the date and time are Saturday, 5 September 1998

4:53:17.506.

edtime format phrases

Format Output Format Output

D 5 H 4

DD 05 HH 04

DDD Sat MM 53

DDDD Saturday SS 17

M 9 MSEC 506

MO 09 AM/PM AM

MON Sep am/pm am

MONTH September A/P A

YY 98 a/p a

YYYY 1998

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