Re: Storing dates - revisted...

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Muchos Gracias !!

I'll get rolling tomorrow !!

Thanks for the additional information !!

Chuck

Buck Calabro wrote:

> 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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