SET HOURS Command

Sets the system clock to a 12- or 24-hour time format.

SET HOURS TO [12 | 24]

Parameters

• TO 12
  (Default) Specifies a 12-hour format.
• TO 24
  Specifies a 24-hour format.

Remarks

Use SET HOURS TO without 12 or 24 to return to the default 12-hour format.

TIME( ) always returns a value in 24-hour format and isn't affected by SET HOURS. The value returned by DATETIME( ) is determined by the current SET HOURS setting.

SET HOURS is scoped to the current data session.

See Also

DATETIME( ) | SECONDS( ) | SET CLOCK | SET SYSFORMATS | TIME( )