RE: More date questions

Wonderful!

When I looked up EXTRCT in the info center I mistook %SUBDT for %SUBST.
Maybe it's time for a break!!

Thanks again,

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 6:54 PM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: More date questions
>
>
> Look at %subdt, it will do the extract in free format.  No matter how you
> solve it I would just create a procedure called something like  PriorMonth
> that accepts two dates and returns an indicator indicating if date1 is in
> the prior month of date2.  The procedure wouldn't necessarily be
> free format
> but all the using code could be
>
> if PriorMonth(date1: date2)
>       .......
> endif
>
>
> Scott Mildenberger
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Phil [SMTP:sublime78ska@yahoo.com]
> > Sent:       Sunday, January 13, 2002 5:02 PM
> > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > Subject:    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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