RE: Date Conversion

Convert your date to Julian, subtract the number of days, then convert
to the format you need.  Sorry, I don't have any examples.

Rick

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> Hi, can someone explain how to use cl to calculate dates properly? 
> 
> I'm using the following;
> 
> /* RETRIEVE THE CURRENT SYSTEM DATE & TIME */                
>            
>              RTVSYSVAL  SYSVAL(QDATE) RTNVAR(&SYSDAT)        
>            
>              RTVSYSVAL  SYSVAL(QTIME) RTNVAR(&SYSTIM)        
>            
>                                                              
>            
> /* CONVERT THE CURRENT DATE FROM MMDDYY TO YYYYMMDD */       
>            
>              CVTDAT     DATE(&SYSDAT) TOVAR(&SYSYYMD)
> FROMFMT(*MDY) +    
>                           TOFMT(*YYMD) TOSEP(*NONE)          
>            
>                                                              
>            
> /* CREATE PREVIUOS FRIDAY'S DATE BY SUBTRACTING 3 FROM
> CURRENT DATE */   
>              CHGVAR     VAR(&PRVDAT#) VALUE(&SYSYYMD)        
>            
>              CHGVAR     VAR(&PRVDAT#) VALUE(&PRVDAT# - 3)            
>              CHGVAR     VAR(&PRVDAT) VALUE(&PRVDAT#)  
> 
> When I run the job on 0501 the pgm returns the date -3 as
> 20060498.  How would I have to change the code so that it
> returns 0429? 
> 
> Any examples appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks              

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