Re: DATFMT in control specs

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, Nick Leonessa wrote:
>
> I'm using DATFMT(*YMD) in the control specs of my RPG/ILE program. When
> I try to evaluate UDATE or *DATE, they are in MMDDYY format.
>
> Anyone else have this problem, or know what the problem might be.
>

UDATE/*DATE aren't date fields, and therefore are not affected by the
DATFMT keyword.

Instead, use DATEDIT(*YMD) on your control spec.

Also, please keep in mind that UDATE/*DATE are the date that your job
started, not the current date.   If this program will ever be used after
midnight, or in a long-running job, the date might not be what you
expected.

Both of these problems can be solved by using the %DATE() BIF instead of
the ancient udate/*date methods.

Good Luck!