RE: More date questions

[Scott Mildenberger <Smildenber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Phil,

You could extract the month from each date and then compare them, you would
also have to extract the year to do it properly.  I know you can use the
EXTRCT op-code or there may even be a bif you can use at V5R1(haven't got
there yet so not sure).

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil [SMTP:sublime78ska@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:48 PM
> To:   RPG400-L
> Subject:      More date questions
>
> All,
>
> I need to know whether one of two dates is in a prior month.  I found this
> won't work:
>
>     from = d'2001-07-31';
>     to   = d'2001-08-01';
>
>     diff = %diff(from:to:*months);
>
> Diff = 0 in this case.  To me, I'm counting months - not how close the
> days
> are.  But ok.  So I did this (which works):
>
>  if %subst(%char(from):6:2) < %subst(%char(to):6:2);
>   priorMonth = *on;
>   else;
>   priorMonth = *off;
>  endif;
>
> My question is:  Is this the correct way to determine if one of two dates
> is
> in a prior month?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil
>
>
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