Re: Date Data types

The compiler needs to be told to use date/time/timestamp fields.  You 1st
must have your COBOL program be ILE (CBLLE source type).  Then when you
compile, you can change the command each time to allow time fields.

I like to use the process statement so that the compiler will allow date
fields every time I compile that source.  My process statement looks like
this on most my programs;

PROCESS APOST     DATETIME    DATE    TIME    TIMESTAMP  UNREF
               LINKPRC

This tells the program that I use single quotes instead of double (personal
preference), to allow all date, time, and timestamp fields,  to show fields
in the debug, even if they are not referenced in the program, and all calls
are links to procedures, not programs, unless specifically changed.

HTH

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Jim Essinger
Senior Programmer/Analyst
UnLtd Support
208-452-4058 x133

On 3/15/06, Michael Saunders <saunderm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'm new to ILE COBOL.  I'm trying to use the following date data types:
>         01         DATE-FIELDS.
>             05     BDATE               FORMAT DATE '%M/%D/@Y'
>                                                VALUE '02/23/1949'.
>
>             05     CDATE               FORMAT DATE '%M/%D/@Y'.
>
>