RE: INZ the Date Variable

When doing initialization you are specifying a date literal in the INZ
keyword. This is correct. But what you're not considering is that all date
literal in the source member (and "all" means "all) must be in the date
format specified on the DATFMT keyword of the Header specification.
This is one of these most common mistakes people make; they specify the INZ
(initial value) in the same format as the DATFMT keyword of the date
variable. But is must be in the same format as the Header specification
indicates.


Bob Cozzi
Cozzi Consulting
www.rpgiv.com


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Paramasivam Murugesan , Gurgaon
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:24 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: INZ the Date Variable



Hi all,

In RPG cycle, at What point of time, the Initialization of variables take
place?  The DATFMT keyword in D spec overrides the DATFMT Keyword in H spec.
I believe i am right. If the date variable DAT1 is initialized with a valid
date value and it has the format specified in the D spec. 

I know, the DATFMT keyword specified in the D spec will have the effect on
that date variable in the calculation time.
but, I dont understand, why the compiler does not consider the DATFMT
keyword in D spec while doing initialization.


0000.40  1 H DATFMT(*ISO)
0000.41      2 D DAT1            S               D
DATFMT(*MDY)INZ(D'07/25/03')
0000.42                                                        ======>a
0000.43
======>bbbbbbbbbbb
0000.44 *RNF0305 20 a 000100  The value D'07/25/03' is not a valid *ISO-
Date literal.
0000.45 *RNF3492 20 b 000100  Initialization value D'0001-01-01' for field
DAT1 is not in 
0000.46                            years 1940 - 2039.



Any idea?

Thanks in advance
Murugesh
   
                
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