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Yes, using your example rStDate would have to be a date Field. If you had my library installed you could do it like so: (rStDate defined as 6,0) /free rStDate = dateAsInteger( createDate( hstDate ) : 6 : '*MDY' ); /end-free Check out the date operations in my FREE library at http://www.rpgnext.com/docs/rnbdates.php Thanks, Joel http://www.rpgnext.com On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 11:43, Malchow, Grizzly wrote: > I'm trying to convert a date that is *CYMD in a 7 digit Signed field to > *MDY in a 6 digit signed field. I keep getting errors. > > Here's my code > > rStDate = %Date(hstSDATE:*MDY); > > Does rStDate have to have a date data type? > > _______________________________________________ > This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list > To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l > or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l. >
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