RE: Why RPG IV Sucks

[Holden Tommy <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sounds reasonable that if the date field is defined with a date format that
the RPG compiler SHOULD keep the date format...

maybe a DCR might help???  FWIW, I can generally deal with those type
scenarios & quirks ok but on a bad day....they frustrate me immensely!!!

Thanks,
Tommy Holden


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Cozzi [mailto:cozzi@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 11:47 AM
To: RPGIV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: Why RPG IV Sucks


Okay maybe I'm a bit cranky.
 
Scenario:
 
DSPF DDS contains  a date field with DATFMT(*MDY)
 
Compiled RPG IV that uses that display file is called.
Write to the display file with that date field, BOOM!
Why?
Because the RPG IV converts the date from the display file into *ISO within
the program. 
RPG IV also initializes date fields in *ISO format to D'0001-01-01'
This date however is NOT valid for *MDY so I end up wth:
RNQ0114 -  Message . . . . :   The year portion of a Date or Timestamp value
is not in the correct range (C G D F).
 
-Bob
 
 
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