Date Data Type Question

Mark,

Changing the MOVE factor 1 *YMD to *MDY should do the trick (factor one
describes the layout of factor 2 (UDATE) in this situation).  Note though
that JobDate is a Date, not a numeric like UDATE, so you'll have
separators, etc. as it is currently coded.

Bruce

>
>Bruce,
>
>>The AS/400 basically forces all 2-digit year date values into the range
>>of 1940 to 2039; and the enforcement of this range is pervasive.
>
> Speaking of dates, does ILE RPG under V3R1 support this statement (inexact
>positioning)?
>
>    D JobDate                         S                             D DATFMT( *
>
>    C   *YMD                          MOVE     UDATE                JobDate
>
> The idea here is to have UDATE in *MDY format get moved and flipped to *YMD.
>
> -mark
>

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