The DAY-OF-INTEGER function converts a date in the Gregorian calendar from integer date form to Julian date form (YYYYDDD).
The type of this function is integer.
Format
FUNCTION DAY-OF-INTEGER (argument-1)
Argument
argument-1 is a positive integer that represents a number of days succeeding December 31, 1600, in the Gregorian calendar.
Returned values
The returned value represents the Julian equivalent of the integer specified in argument-1.
YYYY represents a year in the Gregorian calendar, and DDD represents the day of that year.
The error default value is 0.
See also: DATE-OF-INTEGER, INTEGER-OF-DAY, INTEGER-OF-DATE, CURRENT-DATE, WHEN-COMPILED
Example 9-12
...
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 DAYS PIC 9999 VALUE 5000.
01 A-DATE PIC X(7).
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
P1 SECTION.
MAIN.
COMPUTE A-DATE = FUNCTION DAY-OF-INTEGER (DAYS)
DISPLAY A-DATE UPON T.
STOP RUN.
Result: 1614252
The 5000th day as of 31.12.1600 was the 252nd day of the year 1614.