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I tried this, but it doesn't like the YYYYMMDD part.  The COBOL reference
book doesn't mention this either.

Gary Lehman
Programmer Analyst
Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Nick LaMonica
[mailto:lamonica@barnum.mesa.k12.az.us]
                Sent:   Monday, June 08, 1998 3:23 PM
                To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
                Subject:        Re: 8 digit date in COBOL

                ACCEPT identifier-1 FROM DATE YYYYMMDD should work for you.

        
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                Nicholas A. LaMonica
                System Support Supervisor
                Mesa Unifed School District 004
                549 N. Stapely, Mesa AZ 85203 (602) 890-7026, FAX (602)
898-7788

                The views expressed are my own, not those of Mesa Public
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