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RPGIV can do dates very nicely without using a L-date field.  There have
been discussions here about the date type.  I tried using it a while ago
and it didn't take long for me to be convinced that this is not the time
to start using L-date types.  You have hit the first reason already. 
second one is: performance sucks.  Finally, there is no null value
allowed.  What date will you put in payroll files for date-of-termination? 
Or in Accounts Receivable files for Date Paid?  


In <340CE55E.538E@concentric.net>, on 09/02/97 
   at 09:19 PM, saskia <sfsaskia@concentric.net> said:

We need to be
able to convert back to numeric format for output to display file and
printer file DDS.  How should this be handled?

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