Re: Date Conversion function

If you are working with SQL you can always use my data conversion functions
iDate and iConvertToiDate. iDate will convert from all most any iSeries date
(numeric, alpha) to a date date type and from a date data type to a integer.


Select iDate(date80) from file x gives a date data type.

Select iConvertToiDate(DateTypeType) from file1 give a integer of the value.


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On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:36 PM, ibm <ibm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes, mmddyy is already of data type. The output would be decimal(7,0).
Thanks for clarifying that Julian is YYYYDDD. CYYMMDD must be Mayan.

I created a date2as400 function with the below code.... works ok.

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Again, strange that ibm would not know the answer ;-)

If SOME_DATE represents the MMDDYY, then the MMDDYY is already a
date data type.? If not date data type, then what is the input type
for the noted conversion? Is the inquiry about presentation only,
possibly even irrespective of type? If type is important, then what
is the output type for the noted conversion?

Also FWiW "Julian" is not IME described by CYYMMDD, instead by
either YYYYDDD or YYDDD.

Regards, Chuck

ibm wrote:

I can always do this:
-- CONVERT MMDDYY TO CYYMMDD
SET JULIAN = ( YEAR ( SOME_DATE ) - 1900 ) * 10000
+ ( MONTH ( SOME_DATE ) * 100 )
+ DAY ( SOME_DATE ) ;

ibm wrote:

Sorry,,, SQL (stored procedure).

Tommy Holden wrote:

in what language?

in CL use CVTDAT, in RPG just move the data into a Date field.

ibm wrote:

Is there a built-in function to convert MMDDYY to CYYMMDD?

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