$ampm()

DESCRIPTION
        returns "AM" if the current or given time falls between midnight and twelve noon\,
        else "PM" if between noon and midnight

SYNOPSIS
    $ampm()

    or:

    $ampm(d)

ARGUMENTS
    none, for the current time

    or:

    d - a datevalue, or datevalue expression

EXAMPLES

# date
Tue Jun 11 22:35:16 CDT 2007
# pikt +C 'output $ampm()'
PM
# pikt +C 'output $ampm(#now())'
PM

        rule
                if $ampm() eq "PM"
                        =hourly(output mail $inlin, )
                else
                        =every_two_hours(output mail $inlin, )
                fi

        rule
                output syslog "current time is $text(#hour()):$text(#minute()):
                                               $text(#second()) $ampm()"

SEE ALSO
    String Functions
    Numerical Functions