Re: Date problem

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Are you specifying the format code (*USA) in Factor 1 of the MOVE? MOVE has
to know what format the source data is in.

On 2/27/06, Douglas W. Palme <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I am having a problem moving a date, I know it is going to be something
> really stupid on my part, but any help would be appreciated.
>
> I have two variables defined as follows:
>
> DDMYSDATE         S             10A
> DDMYEDATE         S             10A
>
> I am passing them a date value with the following c-spec:
> C                   EVAL      DMYSDATE = '02/01/2006'
> C                   EVAL      DMYEDATE =  '02/28/2006'
>
> up to this point everything is fine.....however when I attempt to move the
> dates into two fields on a report, which are defined as type L it balks:
>
> Here is the move statement:
>
> C                   MOVE      DMYSDATE      PRTSTARTD
> C                   MOVE      DMYEDATE      PRTENDD
>
> I get a date/timestamp error everytime.....
>
> Suggestions?
>
> If you bought it, it was hauled by a truck - somewhere, sometime.
>
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