RE: Date to 8 char in SQL

Chardate = %editc(%dec(%date()):'X');

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Subject: Date to 8 char in SQL

I'm trying to get a character representation of the current
date in sql. I can get the date in ISO format, but it has the
'-' in it. What is the easiest way to get the current date in
YYYYMMDD format?

I know that I can do something like:

substr(char(curdate(), iso),1,4) concat
substr(char(curdate(), iso),6,2) concat
substr(char(curdate(), iso),9,2)

There must be a simpler way?! Isn't there?

Matt Hopkins
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
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