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Why FLOAT and not integer?

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Darryl Freinkel <
dfreinkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am converting a date field to a floating field - YYYY-MM-DD to a floating
field.



The SQL command I am using is FLOAT or DOUBLE and I convert the date field
as follows:

FLOAT(CHAR( (YEAR(DATE_FIELD) || MONTH(DATE_FIELD) || DAY(DATE_FIELD) ))



The system (V5R3) returns the day portion with the leading zero suppressed
that is 2001-05-09 is returned as 2001059.00000000. It should return
20010509.00000000.



Can anyone help with this problem?



The problem I have is that I cannot convert it back to a date field in a
later process.



Does anyone have a solution.



TIA



Darryl Freinkel

Assignment 400 Group, Inc.

Tel: 770.321.8562 ext 111 | Fax 770.321.8562 | 2247 La Salle Dr, Marietta
GA, 30062, USA | PO Box 72556, Marietta, GA 30007-2556



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