RE: getting system date and system time

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What about:

D SYSYMD S 6 0 inz(*SYS)

D SYSTIME S 6 0 inz(*SYS)
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You can't initialize this way.
RNF3430: Initial value *SYS does not match data type of field SYSTIME.
Initial value is ignored

Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: December 14, 2007 11:32 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: getting system date and system time

What about:

D SYSYMD S 6 0 inz(*SYS)

D SYSTIME S 6 0 inz(*SYS)

?

Another choice would be to not use the two fields at all, nut instead use
%date() & %time() where you are using SYSMYD & SYSTIME; e.g. eval DateField
= %date()






JDHorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Is there a better way to retrieve the system date and time than this,

or

is this as good as any?
System date, not the job date.
D SYSYMD S 6 0
D SYSTIME S 6 0
/FREE
SYSYMD = %DEC(%SUBST(%CHAR(%TIMESTAMP:*ISO0):3:6):6:0);
SYSTIME = %DEC(%SUBST(%CHAR(%TIMESTAMP:*ISO0):9:6):6:0);
/END-FREE
C SETON LR



Jim Horn