Dates and prompt override program

Loyd,

This is a bug.  PTFs are available to correct this behavior:

     V3R1 SF48050          V3R6 SF48053
     V3R2 SF48051          V3R7 SF48052
                           V4R1 SF48054
                           V4R2 SF48055

Bruce Vining

>
>I have a data area in which I store a date, in CYYMMDD format (the same
>that IBM uses to pass dates in commands). I have a command using a
>prompt override program, in which I retrieve the data area and return it
>to the command. The date in the command is defined as *DATE.
>
>Data area contains date 0980705 (for instance: 5 Jul 1998)
>
>Here is what happens:
>when I have CVTDAT DATE(&DDATE) TOVAR(&RTNDATE) FROMFMT(*CYMD)
>TOFMT(*MDY) TOSEP(/)
>the command receives '07/05/98'
>and the command processing program receives '0980705' as the date data.
>
>But if I have CVTDAT DATE(&DDATE) TOVAR(&RTNDATE) FROMFMT(*CYMD)
>TOFMT(*MDYY) TOSEP(/)
>(notice TOFMT(*MDYY) vs (*MDY))
>the command receives '07/05/1998'
>and the command processing program receives '1190705' as the date data.
>
>In both instances I am prompting the command, to make the POP run.
>
>Is this normal, working as designed? Obviously I can only use the first
>method if I want the cpp to run correctly. The only reason I noticed
>this is because I originally wanted the command date to by CCYY instead
>of YY.
>
>Thanks,
>Loyd Goodbar
>

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