RE: dates in /free

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

I was going to reply, if you see /free examples you can bet your a$$, 
since that's when free came to life.  But then I decided that the point 
could be made to pay attention to that /free example.  Because 
indiscriminate use of multiplication, and intermediate results can cause 
surprising results in /free.  Probably even in the semi free environment 
also.

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 





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Will this work in 5.1?





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>> What is the best  way in rpgle/free to convert a date in a 6 digit
numeric field from ymd to mdy?

I'm not sure the word "best" applies but at V5R2 you can do this:

mdy = %Int(%Char (%Date (ymd: *YMD): *MDY0) );


>> Also, how can I use the TEST opcode in rpgle/free to test a date in a 6
digit numeric field?

You can't.  Your best bet is to use MONITOR like so:

D mdy             s              6  0
D ymd             s              6  0

/Free

monitor;

mdy = %Int(%Char (%Date (ymd: *YMD): *MDY0) );

on-error;   // catch bad date

// do whatever you do with a bad date
endmon;


Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com


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