RW: Date field's and their file space usage -- RPG400-L

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Subject: RW: Date field's and their file space usage
From: "Hauser, Birgitta" <Birgitta.Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:34:25 +0100
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Hi,

 

Date fields are stored as a 4 byte binary value.

You can prove it using SQL and its Scalar Function HEX() which shows you the
Hex-Values of a field:

 

Select Hex(MyDate) from MySchema/MyFile

 

Birgitta

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