RE: Unusual date / time stamp error when EXFMT is run

I have tried and experiment.

The following code:
D date            s               d   datfmt(*usa)
d fulldate        s               d               
C                   eval      date  = *loval      
C                   eval      fulldate = *loval   
C                                                 
C                   eval      *inlr = *on         
C                   return                        
                                                  

Results in both date fields being set to 01-01-0001.  Fulldate will
display but date will not.  The valid range for date begins with
1940-01-01.

Marvin


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces+mradding=dpi-west.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces+mradding=dpi-west.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Michael Jacobsen
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:36 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Unusual date / time stamp error when EXFMT is run

rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/25/2005 04:22:51 PM:

> Eval a date field to *LOVAL does not work. It has to be a valid date
> which *loval is not.  Make it a valid date as in 
> 
> D #loval    s      d     inz(d:'0001-01-01')

I haven't been following this thread, but isn't *LOVAL = '0001-01-01' ?
I 
was under the impression that *LOVAL is the lowest *valid* value of 
whatever the field is defined as?


Michael Jacobsen
System Programmer, IT
First Financial Bank, NA
(812)  238-6319

> 
> Unless you have defined a date format such as *USA for the display
field
> then you have to use this:
> 
> D #loval     s    d   inz(d:'1940-01-01')
> 
> Marvin