Re: Heading dates on query reports

Joe Montes wrote:
> 
> Hello to all,
> 
> Does anyone know if a solution exists for the following situation.
> I want to run a query during the night and retain the date prior to midnight
> (and the date changing).  For example, on 01/31/2001 at 11:30pm a batch job
> query "TEST1" executes. The date on the headings is 01/31/2001.  Next, on
> 02/01/2001 at 12:30am a batch job query "TEST1" executes. The date on the
> headings must remain 01/31/2001.  I have tried using the job date but no
> luck.  I appreciate any assistance.

Some people have suggested the job date is important here, but the help
text says that &DATE in QUERY/400 is the system date.  I suspect the
date will match the system date regardless of any job date.

Using some tricks in SQL instead of QUERY/400 would be my only answer. 
Store the date at the beginning of the program then add it to the header
in the SQL as a parameter.
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