%Char and Date Fields

Hi,

I have a file with several date fields which I am concatenating into one
long CSV flat file.  In my file, the date fields are defined with
DATFMT(*USA).  I use the %Char BIF to change them into character strings for
concatenation. 

The RPGIV/ILE Manual says:  "For date, time, or timestamp data, the returned
value includes any separator characters. The format and separators of the
result are the same as that of the parameter."

As I understand the above, I should get a character representation of the
date in USA format. However, I am getting ISO format.

My File                 CSV
12/01/1999                      1999-12-01


Any ideas what I might be doing wrong ? 

Thanks,

Cyndi 
Boise, ID
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