RE: calculate the difference between two time stamps in hh:mm:ss

Try this, setting both the date and time parts of the
timestamp:

start = %date( ediDate ) + %time(editime : *hms); 

Scott Mildenberger

--- Mike Haston ** Data <MHaston@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Barbara, I am spacing big time.  I'm trying to
> initialize a timestamp field with a date and time
> field.  I haven't a clue what I'm currently doing!  
> 
> Thanks if you can straighten me out.
> 
> d start           s               z              
> d end             s               z              
> d hoursRemaining  s              5i 0            
> d dateRecv        s               d              
> d timeRecv        s               t              
> d ediDate         s              8s 0            
> d ediTime         s              6s 0            
>                                                  
>  /free                                           
>                                                  
>   ediDate = 20030326;                            
>   ediTime = 083000;                              
>                                                  
>   test(de) *iso ediDate;                         
>   if not %error;                                 
>     start =  %date( ediDate );          <==== 
> doesn't like it one bit!         
>   endif;                                         
> 


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