RE: Query doubt

YPTDATE is one date field from YTRDF1 file, which is defined as 9 DECIMAL.
sorry for the confusion.

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Muralidhar Narayana 
        Sent: Tue 8/17/2004 1:16 AM 
        To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Cc: 
        Subject: Query doubt
        
        
         
        Hi,
         
        RUNQRY     QRY(YINDTRD) QRYFILE((ZLIB/YTRDF1)) 
        YPTDATE is one date field from YTRDF1 file, which is defined as 9 
char,the value for today will be  020040816
        ======
        if i call following I will get YDATE value...
        DCL        VAR(&YDATE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8) 
        CALL       PGM(YRTVDATE) PARM('D' &YDATE '*YYMD' +  
                         'CW.HARR')   
        YDATE value for today will be 20040816
        ====

        Basically I need to implement the condition  YPTDATE < YDATE 
        in query YINDTRD. Is this possible for me to write this condition in 
query or I have to totally replace the query with openquery?pls kindly answer, 
Thanks  so much in adv...
        Murali