OPNQRYF - QRYSLT

Hello,

What is the difference between the following 2 examples.

WNPDTP1E = database field format *DATE (*EUR)

Only the first one seems to work.


THIS WORKS :

PGM

OVRDBF file(PESTPR) SHARE(*YES)

OPNQRYF file(pestpr) qryslt('WNPDTP1E *EQ "01.05.1999"')

CLOF PESTPR
DLTOVR *ALL

ENDPGM

-----------------------------------------------------------
THIS DOESN'T WORK


PGM

DCL VAR(&FRMDTE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)

CHGVAR VAR(&FRMDTE) VALUE('01.05.1995')

OVRDBF FILE(PESTPR) SHARE(*YES)

OPNQRYF FILE(pestpr) QRYSLT('WNPDTP1E *EQ &FRMDTE')

CLOF PESTPR
DLTOVR *ALL

ENDPGM

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When you have a string (20051999) as a incoming parameter in an CL
program. How can you use this string in an QRYSLT statement when the 
database field is a field of type *DATE (*EUR) (25.05.1999)

The following example doesn't work

PGM (&FRMDTE)

DCL VAR(FRMDTE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8)

OVRDBF FILE(PESTPR) SHARE(*YES)

OPNQRYF FILE(PESTPR) QRYSLT('%TIMESTP(WNPDTP1E) *GT +
                     %TIMESTP(&FRMDTE)')

CLOF PESTPR
DLTOFR *ALL

ENDPGM




Thanks


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