Re: DATFMT

["Jack Mullins" <jmullins@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave:

You can define a date format stand alone field.  What you cannot do is
initialize that field with a value that doesn't match the default date
format for that program.  If you will remove the INZ(D'91/164') parameter
from your example, it will compile.  Then, you can move a value to the
field.  I'm with you though, It looks like it would be more useful to be
able to initialize the field with a matching value.

Jack Mullins
Sun Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 2026
Jonesboro, AR 72402
http://www.sundash.com
jmullins@sundash.com
jmullins@hurtcompanies.com



>Paul,
>Maybe I'm missing the point here, but this from the ILE RPG/400 Reference
>Manual:
>
>3.2.2.7 DATFMT(fmt{separator})
>
>The DATFMT keyword specifies the internal date format for date literals and
>the default internal format for date fields within the program.  You can
>specify a different internal date format for a particular field by
>specifying the format with the DATFMT keyword on the definition
>specification for that field.
>
>Doesn't this say that I should be able to define a standalone field, with a
>date format
>other then that of the default format for this module?
>
>Dave


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