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  3. February 2005

Re: Converting from %date() to numeric

Scott, thanks! This worked for me. I didn't know you could do the
':*iso0' on the %char() bif.


On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:49:12 -0600 (CST), Scott Klement
<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> > numeric_date = %int( %char( date_field: *cymd)) + 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) );

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