Re: ISO Date in RPGLE

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> In ILE I tried to compare the date field with 0001-01-01 and could not
> make it work.  First how can I see if the date is equal to 0001-01-01
> and second how can I fill the date with 0001-01-01.

In order to specify that a literal is a "date literal", you need to
put a 'd' in front of it.

So, to check a date field:
     c                   if        MyDateField = d'0001-01-01'


Or to set it:
     c                   eval      MyDateField = d'0001-01-01'