RE: Date 8 Numeric

[dmosley@xxxxxxxxxx]

C           eval  today = %date();

/free
  today = %date();
/end-free


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You can use *date to do this. I'm curious why you say you have to parse out
numbers from a date field?  A simple move statement will place the contents
of a datefield in a numeric field:

     C     *ISO          Move      DateField     DateNumeric



-----Original Message-----
From: Feador, Jerry [mailto:JFeador@Kiausa.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 10:23 AM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: Date 8 Numeric


Hi All,

This should be simple but I've looked and looked...

I just need to initialize an 8 digit numeric field with today's date in
YYYYMMDD...

I can do it if I jump through hoops with a date-type field and parsing out
the actual numbers but isn't there a simpler solution using UDATE or *DATE
or a single move?

Thanks in advance,
   Jerry


Jerry L. Feador
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Kia Motors America, Inc.
(949) 595-5810


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