- if (!parse_format_specifier (lexer, &input)
- || !fmt_check_input (&input)
- || !lex_force_match (lexer, T_RPAREN))
+ char type[FMT_TYPE_LEN_MAX + 1];
+
+ if (!parse_abstract_format_specifier (lexer, type, &input.w,
+ &input.d))
+ return NULL;
+ if (!fmt_from_name (type, &input.type))
+ {
+ msg (SE, _("Unknown format type `%s'."), type);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ /* If no width was included, use the minimum width for the type.
+ This isn't quite right, because DATETIME by itself seems to become
+ DATETIME20 (see bug #30690), whereas this will become
+ DATETIME17. The correct behavior is not documented. */
+ if (input.w == 0)
+ {
+ input.w = fmt_min_input_width (input.type);
+ input.d = 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!fmt_check_input (&input) || !lex_force_match (lexer, T_RPAREN))