RE: UDATE question

The problem is UDATE doesn't return a date data type.

Use %date() for the current system date.

Additionally, note that UDATE returns the job date, not the system date.  You 
probably want the system date, so use the %date() above.  If you really want 
the job's date, which never changes even when the job runs after midnight, use 
%date(UDATE:*MDY).

HTH,

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

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> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:23 AM
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> List:
>       This should be easy, but I can't figure it out. I 
> checked the RPGILE .PDF with no luck. I am getting an error 
> when I put UDATE into a field I've defined as a date data 
> type. I then want to do a   SUBDUR  120:*D on it. What I need 
> to be able to do is subtract 120 days from today's date. How 
> would you do this? I know this is probably a common thing to do.
>       Thanks,
> 
> John Furniss
> Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.
> iSeries Application Programmer
> Phone (330) 343-4283 Ext. 8371
> email: jfurniss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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