COBOL default date format is YYYYMMDD. Below is the list of COBOL intrinsic functions that help you get various Date related things.
COBOL List of DATE Functions
| CURRENT-DATE | None | Alphanumeric | Current date and time |
| DATE-OF-INTEGER | 1 integer | Integer | Standard date equivalent (YYYYMMDD) of integer date 5 |
| DATE-TO-YYYYMMDD | 1 or 2 integer | Integer | YYYYMMDD date converted from YYMMDD date |
| DAY-OF-INTEGER | 1 integer | Integer | YYYYDDD date equivalent of integer date 5 |
| DAY-TO-YYYYDDD | 1 or 2 integer | Integer | YYYYDDD date converted from YYDDD date |
| FACTORIAL | 1 integer, int | Integer | Factorial of int |
| INTEGER | 1 numeric, num | Integer | The greatest integer not greater than num |
| INTEGER-OF-DATE | 1 integer | Integer | Integer date 5 equivalent of standard date (YYYYMMDD) |
| INTEGER-OF-DAY | 1 integer | Integer | Integer date 5 equivalent of date in YYYYDDD format |
Srinimf 