DTREAD
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Decompose a datestamp string to numbers.
* Syntax
```sbsyntax
DTREAD { datestamp$ } OUT year%, month%, day% {, weekday% }
```
|* Input | Description |
| `datestamp$` | The datestamp to convert. (optional)\
If omitted, the value of `DATE$` is used. |
|* Output | Description |
| `year%` | The year contained in `datestamp$`. |
| `month%` | The month contained in `datestamp$`. |
| `day%` | The day contained in `datestamp$`. |
| `weekday%` | The day of the week corresponding to the date. (optional)\
0-6, Sunday is 0. |
* Examples
```sb4
'read the current date
VAR YR%,MO%,DY%
DTREAD OUT YR%,MO%,DY%
```
```sb4
'what weekday is this date?
VAR WK%
DTREAD "2019/12/25" OUT ,,,WK%
```
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