RE: Specifying Dates in DDS

Date fields are available for print and display files in V4R2.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Coulter [SMTP:fbns@flybynight.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 7:52 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Specifying Dates in DDS
> 
> Hello Neil,
> 
> I would use the date data type.  The advantages are:
>       system supported date functions (durations, extractions,
> comparisons,
> leap-year, etc)
>       direct query support (Query/400, OPNQRYF, SQL, ODBC, and most
> third party
> tools)
>       less space used in the database
>       
> The disadvantages are:
>       not easy to process from RPG/400
>       no PRTF or DSPF date fields (no big deal anyway, just move)
>       slightly slower performance using date fields (converting
> to/from internal
> DB format)
> 
> Regards,
> Simon Coulter.
> 
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