Re: how to validate a date in CL? -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: Re: how to validate a date in CL?
From: Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:42:09 -0500
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You can always use CVTDAT and check for escape code CPF0555
and then there are a number of API's for dates.

Michael Rosinger wrote:

List,

I need to pass in 2 dates to a CLLE program in the ISO format YYYY-MM-DD. Is there a straightforward way to validate a date value from a CLLE program instead of assuming they are valid? Suggestions?

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