DATE- How to read the date in a BACS Standard 18 file?



5111. DATE- How to read the date in a BACS Standard 18 file?


The line UHL1 contains the payment date, example: UHL1 13025999999 (As Shown) This translates as: 13 - the year (2013) 025 - The 25th day in that year, in this case 25th January. This is the in the format specified by BACS Standard.The BACS date format is based on the Julian Calendar standard where the first of January is 001, through to 31st December which is 365 (or 366 in a leap year).