Re: Converting from %date() to numeric

["Richard ECUYER" <recuyer@xxxxxxx>]

here is what i use (V5R2) :
DatNum80 = %int(%char(%date():*iso0)) ;
works fine.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Raul Jager" <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: Converting from %date() to numeric


> %char ( %date() : *iso ) will give 2000-02-09 and the separators will
> cause the %int to fail, or to evaluate the aritmetic expression.  That's
> why I use a format without separators. Never try *iso 0, I may be wrong,
> but I remember reading that ISO had the separators mandatory.  I'm still
> using V5.2.
>
> It makes sense that the compiler will choose the proper format for the
> output when the function is called by another function.  No separtors is
> obvious, but how does the compiler chooses the order? dmy? iso?
>
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> Paul Jackson wrote:
>
> >FYI, Under V5R3 you can also use the %DEC BIF directly:
> >
> >         numeric_date = %dec( %date() );
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>numeric_date = %int( %char( date_field: *cymd0)) + 19000000;
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Sorry if I'm confused, but why would you want to do this?  Wouldn't it
> >make more sense to have the following?
> >
> >          numeric_date = %int( %char( date_field : *iso0) );
> >
> >It just seems to me that hardcoding 19000000 is a bad idea when you can
> >easily get that information from the system. If you ever need to handle
> >dates later than 2899 (not that that's very likely) you'll have to change
> >every single program, just like we did with Y2K.
> >
> >I know, we'll all be dead & gone by then. But why hard-code a century
when
> >it's actually LESS code to do it properly?  That's the part that I don't
> >understand.
> >
> >
> >
>
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