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

Rick;

I'm at V5R1. If its not supported, I think I know what your suggesting with
data structures. This would be just a tad to messy in the code. If I win the
lottery and somebody looks at the code after I'm gone they'd wonder why I
was going through so much trouble when the endfree and opcode move would
have worked.

What the heck did I start with this, looking at later threads on it and
seems like I've started an interesting discussion going.

Anyways, thanks everybody for your feedback.

Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chevalier, Rick" <Rick.Chevalier@americredit.com>
To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 2:41 PM
Subject: RE: Using RPG /Free how do I get an ISO variable into a non-date
8,0 variable in *USA format


> Andy,
>
> After reading Mike's post I realized I forgot to mention that this is a
V5R2
> solution.  It can also be done with earlier releases using data structure
> and overlaying fields.  Not nearly as elegant.
>
> I think I have an example of the earlier method if you need it.
>
> Rick
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Hautamaki [mailto:ahautamaki@tstoverland.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 1:23 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Using RPG /Free how do I get an ISO variable into a
> non-date 8,0 variable in *USA format
>
> Rick;
>
> Extra variable but at least I can do it within /free. I'll try it.
>
> Thanks
> Andy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chevalier, Rick" <Rick.Chevalier@americredit.com>
> To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 1:46 PM
> Subject: RE: Using RPG /Free how do I get an ISO variable into a non-date
> 8,0 variable in *USA format
>
>
> > Andy,
> >
> > Try this.
> >
> > d USADate         s               d   DatFmt(*USA)
> >
> >          USADate = ISODate;
> >          LMNTDT = %Dec(%Char(USADate :*USA0) :8 :0);
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy Hautamaki [mailto:ahautamaki@tstoverland.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:47 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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