Re: cobol date routines, do they exist like RPG ILE

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

STenore,

You wrote:
>Hello everyone, I have a little issue with a COBOL programmer who is 
>trying to convert a field in a file with a numeric value of  20030302  to 
>a DDS screen with a date field defined as a L type date 8 positions but 
>MM/DD/YYYY in a COBOL ILE program. I know in RPG ILE its not an issue, but 
>they are new to the AS400 and I have no idea if cobol has any routines 
>built in that RPG has.  If anyone could supply a some samples it would be 
>appreciated. 

A quick look through the ILE COBOL Reference manual (available on-line and 
in softcopy) would show you Intrinsic Functions which are similar to RPG 
Built-In Functions. You'll find date functions similar to RPG support and a 
heap of other interesting stuff also. The manual has examples too!

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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