Re: Convert and Duration

Here's a routine that works in production:

$ymd and $hms are data structures that just split up the dates and times
into CCYYMMDD and HHMMSS.

 // convert the start and end dates/times to timestamps
 // then calculate the elapsed time in minutes.
 monitor;
    reset dsDateTime;
    $ymd = %Editc(dsEmp(idx).empStartDate(idx2):'X');
    $hms = %editc(dsEmp(idx).empStartTime(idx2):'X');

    startTimeStamp = %timeStamp(($year + '-' + $month +
      '-' + $day + '-' + $hour + '.' + $minute + '.' +
      $second + '.000000'));

    reset dsDateTime;
    $ymd = %editc(dsEmp(idx).empEndDate(idx2):'X');
    $hms = %editc(dsEmp(idx).empEndTime(idx2):'X');

    endTimeStamp = %timeStamp(($year + '-' + $month +
      '-' + $day + '-' + $hour + '.' + $minute + '.' +
      $second + '.000000'));
    dsEmp(idx).empMinutes(idx2) =
      %diff(endTimeStamp:startTimeStamp:*minutes);


Thanks,

Mark

Mark D. Walter
Senior Programmer/Analyst
CCX, Inc.
mwalter@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.ccxinc.com