Re: Handling Dates (replacement for MULT 10000.01/1000.001)

     Chuck,
     If you absolutely *MUST* use a conversion factor, you can use 
     10000.0001 to convert both ways (ccyymmdd <-> mmddccyy). However, 
     it looks like you store date elements in your file instead of full 
     date fields. If that is the case, I'd say you're better off using 
     data structures since you'll need to group the elements to make a 
     date field anyway.
     
     Of course, you could use RPGIV date support to manage these 
     conversions (see MOVE opcode for details). Also, I understand that 
     in V4R2, DDS supports date data formats. (We're a V3R2 shop, so I 
     haven't done that yet) 
     
     HTH
     Eric A DeLong


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Subject: Handling Dates (replacement for MULT 10000.01/1000.001) 
Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > at INET_WACO
Date:    9/15/98 9:34 AM


Hi Folks !
     
I KNOW many people in the past have condemed the use of the MULT 
statements to convert dates from YYMMDD to MMDDYY but I also know that 
TONS of folks used this too...
     
How are you handling this with "full" dates ? I'm setting up some test 
programs (we use package software that is Y2K ready) of my own and have 
a test file with YEAR, MONTH and DAY sorted by YEAR so it works like 
YYMMDD but is there an "easy way" to edit this other than a data area (I 
know, lazy...)...
     
Or how are you handling this ?
     
Thanks,
     
Chuck
     
     
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