RE: AW: converting system date to integer

Nothing wrong with buying a new machine, I'm all for it!
As a software vendor, I have just now (this year) been able to safely start
using QUALIFIED data structures ( a V5R1 enhancement ) in my code because the
number of people at pre-V5R1 who are actually buying software has finally fallen
off substantially. But until "everybody" moves to V5R3 or later, I am now
"stuck" at V5R1. Of course V5R2 is a pointless release to be on, if you got it
with a new machine, that's fine, but if you plan on upgrading OS software from
V5R1 to something, you need to jump over V5R2 and go right to V5R3.


-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 9:44 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: AW: converting system date to integer

Your absolutely right Bob, but I think from IBM's perspective at least with 
us, it would not only force us to move to the latest release it would also 
require us to purchase a new system; which we are planning to do but not 
until 4th quarter


On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:40:01 -0500, Bob Cozzi wrote
> Right, all that stuff didn't come into place until V5R2 and then it 
> was fixed er, I mean "finished up" in V5R3. ;)
> 
> <soapbox> This sort of gives points to my argument that IBM needs to 
> stop enhancing RPG IV on every single release and only do it on a 
> "fixed version" boundary. That is, all V5Rx enhancements are 
> available on V5R1 and later, instead of the fragmented way it is 
> being done today. It creates far too much confusion when people are 
> coding. Can I use this, oh wait that V5R2, how about this, no that's 
> V5R3, so I'm on V5R1 what do I do? Oh, you have to use "MOVE". If 
> everything was shipped for V5R1 and later, this wouldn't be an 
> issue. But hey, some people/customers/pundants feel it is better 
to "require/force/strongly
> encourage" everyone to be on the most current release and punish 
> those you are not." That's not my view, however. </soapbox>
> 
> -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 9:17 AM To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries 
> Subject: Re: AW: converting system date to integer
> 
> When I tried the following:
> 
> 0038.22 C                   EVAL      DTMPDT = %INT(%CHAR(%DATE(): 
> *MDY0))
> 
> I get a compile error that says the parameter for %int is not valid, 
> I suppose I could break it down by converting the date into a 
> character type and then add an additional line to convert it to an integer
> 
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:50:04 +0200, HauserSSS wrote
> > Hi,
> > 
> > did you try the following:
> > 
> > Release V5R3M0 and higher:
> > DateMDY = %Dec(%Date(): *MDY);
> > 
> > Release V5R2M0
> > DateMDY = %Int(%Char(%Date(): *MDY0));
> > 
> > Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards
> > 
> > Birgitta
> > 
> > "Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
> > (Les Brown)
> > 
> > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]Im Auftrag von Douglas W. Palme
> > Gesendet: Freitag, 14. April 2006 15:10
> > An: RPG Group
> > Betreff: 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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