Re: Retrieve system time

Hi Paula,

If you want to retrieve current time you can use TIME keyword in RPG.
You need to specify a result field to receive the time value.
The result field can be: 6 digit num, 12 digit num, 14 digit num, Time,
Date or Timestamp type. It's always placed in the first 6 position of the 
result field with HHMMSS format.
For example:
    TIME            CurTime  6 0

After that than you can move it to the field of the file that you need to 
update (use timestamp type it's always easier to record the event).
This is the link to AS/400 online books:
    http://as400bks.rochester.ibm.com/

Good luck and have fun.
HTH

Jean




>From: paula Pickle <paula500@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>Subject: Retrieve system time
>Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 04:45:18 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hi Folks
>
>Im new to RPG and after attending a course a week ago
>Im now writing my first program - wish me luck :)
>
>I am trying to update a file and one field requires
>the current system time.  Im sure this is easy to
>obtain when you know how.  Ive used *TIME keyword in
>the DDS and this displays the time on the screen OK,
>but RPG doesnt like it.  So is there a keyword to get
>the time or do I need to do something else to get it
>into the RPG.
>
>Im using RPG400 BTW.
>Look forward to your replies.
>Thanks
>Paula
>
>
>
>
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