On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 7:04 PM Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Pray tell, what does iDate not support that I need to add?
You don't need to add anything.
Personally, I think it might even be worth more to convert the docs
from RTF to something else, like PDF or HTML, than to do any more work
on the code. (That applies not just to iDate.)
But since you're asking, the thing that would probably be of the most
use where I work is something that accepts four 2-digit parameters,
one each for CC, YY, MM, and DD.
Another thing that might be handy for some people is Excel dates. That
would fit nicely into your existing interface.
More fundamentally though, when I said there are things iDate doesn't
handle, what I really meant was (1) pieces of information which aren't
complete dates, such as the month name, or the day of the week, or the
ISO week number, or whether a given date happens to be Easter; and (2)
programmers who are uncomfortable with SQL or service programs, or for
whatever reason just want to be able to use CHAIN or a READ loop and
get what they need. A date file can accommodate all those quite
easily.
Granted, some of (1) can be achieved using the functions that come
with SQL or RPG once you have a proper date, and it's certainly
debatable whether it's a good idea to enable (2). I have no qualms
whatsoever recommending iDate or indeed any of your other packages.
John Y.
midrange.com
