RE: help with comparing two dates

Willie,

Can you tell us what OS400 release you are coding for?  There are some date
math features that only work in newer releases.

In general, you might want to spend a little time with "the redbook".  
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg245402.pdf

You load your date and time values into two timestamp variables, then subdur
for the difference in minutes.  From here, %Div(Minutes:60) to get hours and
%Rem(Minutes:60) to get the minutes.

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-297-2863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: Willie J. Moore [mailto:WJMoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:16 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: help with comparing two dates


I have to compare two sets of dates/times. One set is start date/time the
other is end date/time. The dates are in (YYYYMMDD) format and the times are
in (oo:oo:oo:) formats.  Each date and time has its on field in the record.
I want the difference to be in HH:MM.  Our shop still has (using) RPGIII
code. I would to see how this is done in RPG400/ILE. This way I can start
learning it.
Thanks for any and all help.  Examples would be appreciated.
William Moore


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