Re: Date problem

["Douglas W. Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the report dds I have the field specified as type *USA

On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:55:56 -0500, Michael Ryan wrote
> 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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If you bought it, it was hauled by a truck - somewhere, sometime.