Re: Date conversions

B = %int(%char(%date(%int(A)):*EUR0));

...is an alternative.

On 1/26/06, Larry Ducie <larry_ducie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> OK, dumb question:
>
> I have a 8-alpha field containing a date in ISO format - '20060126'.
>
> I have a 8, 0 zoned decimal print field requiring a date in EUR format -
> 26012006.
>
> What is the easiest way to get from one to the other - in V5R3 free-format
> RPG?
>
> I can get this to compile, and it works:
>
> A - 8-byte alpha.
> B - 8, 0 zoned decimal.
>
> B = %dec(%char(%date(%dec(A:8:0)):*EUR0):8:0);
>
> But there MUST be an easier/cleaner way to do this in V5R3. Come on, what
> am
> I missing?
>
> Cheers
>
> Larry Ducie
>
>
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