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Date fields are available for print and display files in V4R2. Neil Palmer AS/400~~~~~ NxTrend Technology - Canada ____________ ___ ~ Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |OOOOOOOOOO| ________ o|__||= Phone: (905) 731-9000 x238 |__________|_|______|_|______) Cell.: (416) 565-1682 x238 oo oo oo oo OOOo=o\ Fax: (905) 731-9202 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mailto:NPalmer@NxTrend.com AS/400 The Ultimate Business Server http://www.NxTrend.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Coulter [SMTP:fbns@flybynight.com.au] > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 7:52 PM > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > Subject: Re: Specifying Dates in DDS > > Hello Neil, > > I would use the date data type. The advantages are: > system supported date functions (durations, extractions, > comparisons, > leap-year, etc) > direct query support (Query/400, OPNQRYF, SQL, ODBC, and most > third party > tools) > less space used in the database > > The disadvantages are: > not easy to process from RPG/400 > no PRTF or DSPF date fields (no big deal anyway, just move) > slightly slower performance using date fields (converting > to/from internal > DB format) > > Regards, > Simon Coulter. > +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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