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  3. March 2003

RE: Date Conversion in Free Format

Arturo_Duarte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> I have a 6 digit number, YMD, that I want to 
>convert into a 6 digit date field, MDY.
> 
> How can I do this in free format

My advice is to write a procedure to do it.  Then you can put your choice of
code into the procedure.  In the future, if you find a better or faster way
to do the work, you can change the procedure and all the code which uses it
will enjoy the enhancement.
  --buck

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