RE: converting system date to integer

unfortunately the machine I am needing to do this on does not have your 
xtools installed on it Bob.....I need to break down and get it before too 
long.....


On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:05:16 -0500, Bob Cozzi wrote
> Douglas,
> 
> I'm not sure what you feel the issue is with using MOVE, I just ran 
> a test program and here are the results:
> 
> H DFTACTGRP(*NO)                                                     
>       H BNDDIR('XTOOLS/XTOOLS') OPTION(*NODEBUGIO:*SRCSTMT)          
>             H ACTGRP(*NEW)
> 
>  /copy xtools/qcpysrc,dates                                          
>        /copy xtools/qcpysrc,utils
> 
> D SysDate         S               D   Inz(*SYS)                      
>       D date6m          s              6S 0                          
>             D date6x          s              6S 0
> 
> C     *MDY          MOVE      SysDate       date6M                   
>       C                   eval      date6x = 
> DateToDec(SysDate:'*MDY')           C                   callp    
>  WrtJoblog('MOVE=%s  xTools=%s':%char(date6m): C                     
>                                     %char(date6x))   C               
>     eval      *INLR = *ON                                  
> ****************** End of source 
********************************************
> Output:
> 
> > call testdt              
>    MOVE=41406  xTools=41406
> 
> Obviously the results are identical.
> A Zoned(6,0) ends up with the system date in it.
> Using xTools or the MOVE opcode, you end up with the same results.
> 
> (FYI, I did the xTools function because I wanted something in free 
> format that would world consistently on V5R1 and later without all 
> the nested/nested/nested built-ins.)
> 
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGxTools.com
> RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas W. Palme Sent: Friday,
>  April 14, 2006 8:10 AM To: RPG Group Subject: converting system 
> date to integer
> 
> I am in need of converting a system date to a six digit numeric....
> 
> So if the system date is say 04/14/06 I need to convert it to a 
> 041406 numeric type...
> 
> I thought about doing it by using a move statement with *MDY in 
> factor one but I don't believe that will work as I would have to use 
> 10 digits for the date.
> 
> the problem is we have some display files that there is not enough 
> room to allow for a four digit year and I am not prepared at this 
> time to re-write the entire file.
> 
> Suggestions or hints?
> 
> 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.