RE: How to chase down SQL0181 - Value in date, time, or timestamp string not valid.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 4:16 PM
>
> Dan,
>
> Try this
> SELECT DATE(SUBSTR(DIGITS((TRNDT+19000000)),1,4)
>         ||'-'|| SUBSTR(DIGITS((TRNDT+19000000)),5,2)
>         ||'-'|| SUBSTR(DIGITS((TRNDT+19000000)),7,2))
>          as TranDate
>   FROM    AMFLIB/ARHSTS
>
> All it will do is show the date values but at least you will know
> if they are correct.
>
> I think the UDF would be shareable.  It's just a series of date
> operations surrounded by monitor groups.  What release are you at?
>
> Rick

Rick, we are at v5r2.

Tried your suggestion and got only:

Position to line  . .
....+....1
TRANDATE
++++++++++
++++++++++
++++++++++
... ad nauseum

What gives?  And why when I try to test TranDate in a Where clause that it
spits out "Column TRANDATE not in specified tables"?

Man, I got a lot to learn about SQL.

Thanks,
db