RE: Storing dates - revisted...

[Buck Calabro <mcalabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday, September 21, 1998 2:08 PM, Chuck Lewis 
[SMTP:CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET] wrote:
> Sounds like we are in the same "park" :-)

I'd bet there's a lot of us here!

> When you say "native" (and pardon my ILE ignorance) do you mean YYYY ?

I'm talking about using the "L" data type in your DDS, not just defining 
an 8 digit number and calling it a date (which is what we always used to 
do...)  You can effectively only use them with RPG IV, but don't let that 
stop you!  RPG IV is NOT ILE: you can easily pick up RPG IV and be 
extremely productive very very quickly.  Use the CVTRPGSRC command to 
convert one of your RPG/400 programs to the new syntax and have at it! 
 Right away you'll have access to: Native dates, long variable/record/file 
names, prototyped procedures (thanks Hans!!!) and pointers.  Dates and 
long variable names alone make the transition worth it...

Buck Calabro
Commsoft, Albany, NY
mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net

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