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RE: AW: AW: converting system date to integer

LOL......good one Bob, good one :)


On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:16:45 -0500, Bob Cozzi wrote
> No, not 100 times, either 400 times or 38 times (same thing). :)
> 
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGxTools.com
> RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces+cozzi=rpgiv.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces+cozzi=rpgiv.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Douglas W. Palme Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:12 AM To: RPG 
> programming on the AS400 / iSeries Subject: RE: AW: AW: converting 
> system date to integer
> 
> No I didn't Bob and I apologize for that....do I need to write a 
> hundred times on the black board "Always Read Bob Cozzi's ENTIRE 
> MESSAGE!" :)
> 
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:48:33 -0500, Bob Cozzi wrote
> > So Douglas, you didn't see the MOVE option as a choice in my 
> > example?  :( It was there.  <tic>
> > 
> > -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 9:42 AM To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries 
> > Subject: Re: AW: AW: converting system date to integer
> > 
> > That did the trick.....thanks for the assistance.
> > 
> > I know that being at V5R1 it limits our capabilities but I don't 
> > think that a 170 can handle V5R3, so we have held off upgrading 
> > until we get a new machine.
> > 
> > On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:27:25 +0200, HauserSSS wrote
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > if you are only on release V5R1M0, the easiest way is to use a move:
> > > 
> > > D  MyDate          S               D
> > > D  MyNumDate       S              6P 0
> > > 
> > > C              Time             MyDate
> > > C   *MDY       Move   MyDate    MyNumDate
> > > 
> > > With Release V5R1M0 it is not possible to convert a character value 
with
> > > %INT or %Dec into a numeric value.
> > > 
> > > 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 16:10
> > > An: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> > > Betreff: Re: AW: converting system date to integer
> > > 
> > > Only issue is we are still at V5R1 on this particular box
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:53:53 -0400, Michael_Schutte wrote
> > > > DateMDY = %Dec(%Date(): *MDY);
> > > >
> > > > Cool, I didn't realize they allowed this in V5R3... thanks
> > > >
> > > > Michael Schutte
> > > > Work 614-492-7419
> > > > email  michael_schutte@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >              "HauserSSS"
> > > >                    <Hauser@SSS-Softw
> > > >                          are.de>
> > > >                To              Sent by:                  "RPG
> > > > programming on the AS400 /                  rpg400-l-bounces@
> > > >  iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>                 midrange.com
> > > >                                         cc
> > > >
> > > > Subject              04/14/2006 09:50          AW: converting system
> > > > date to                    AM                        integer
> > > >
> > > >              Please respond to
> > > >                     RPG programming
> > > >                           on the AS400 /
> > > >                                     iSeries
> > > >                                      <rpg400-l@midrang
> > > >
> > > >                   e.com>
> > > >
> > > > 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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