RE: Using RPG /Free how do I get an ISO variable into a non-date 8,0variable in *USA format

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You mean like
StupidDbNbrField=%dec(%char(MyDate:*iso0));
Some of this might require V5R2.

Rob Berendt
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"Mike Haston ** Data" <MJH@jny.com>
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I asked the same question a month ago and yes, MOVE is the only reasonable
option from what I've learned.

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Hautamaki [mailto:ahautamaki@tstoverland.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 1:47 PM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Using RPG /Free how do I get an ISO variable into a non-date
8,0 variable in *USA format


I'm trying to write as much of my program within /Free but I hit a wall on
something I thought I could do using the bif %date.

All I want to do is put an ISO date field and store it in *USA format in
an
8,0 variable.

I thought it would be as simple as;

v_Numeric8 = %date(v_Iso: *USA);

(Okay, I noticed after a compile failure and checking the manual that this
bif is for converting  from a character/numeric to a date field)

Am I forced to do the /endfree and then

*USA    move    v_Iso    v_Numeric8

Andy




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