RE: More date questions

Thanks, Scott.

You can't use EXTRCT in free-format.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Scott Mildenberger
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 6:11 PM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: More date questions
>
>
> 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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