VMS Help DCL Tips, Date Time, Examples  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    1.$ PRINT/AFTER=11-DEC-1996:13 NOVEMBER_REPORT.LIS
      $ PRINT/AFTER="11-DEC-1996 13" NOVEMBER_REPORT.LIS

      Both examples specify in absolute time that the file
      NOVEMBER_REPORT.LIS will be printed on December 11, at 1:00 p.m.

    2.$ PRINT/AFTER=11-DEC-1996:13-1:00 NOVEMBER_REPORT.LIS

      This example specifies in combination time that the file will
      be printed at 12:00 p.m. on December 11, 1996.

    3.$ PRINT/AFTER="+3" NOVEMBER_REPORT.LIS

      This example specifies in delta time that the file will be
      printed 3 hours from the present time.