RE: Date conversions

You can get rid of one %char in v5r3.

B = %dec(%date(%dec(A:8:0)):*EUR0);

Before v5r3 you needed the %char.

HTH,

Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Ducie
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:27 AM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Date conversions
> 
> OK, dumb question:
> 
> I have a 8-alpha field containing a date in ISO format - '20060126'.
> 
> I have a 8, 0 zoned decimal print field requiring a date in 
> EUR format - 
> 26012006.
> 
> What is the easiest way to get from one to the other - in 
> V5R3 free-format 
> RPG?
> 
> I can get this to compile, and it works:
> 
> A - 8-byte alpha.
> B - 8, 0 zoned decimal.
> 
> B = %dec(%char(%date(%dec(A:8:0)):*EUR0):8:0);
> 
> But there MUST be an easier/cleaner way to do this in V5R3. 
> Come on, what am 
> I missing?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Larry Ducie
> 
> 
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