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That would have been smart of me to include! V5R1 Will either your R2 or R3 option work? (I'll be trying while I wait for a response ~ Thanks...
The %int() BIF in V5R1 doesn't know how to convert character to numeric, it only knows how to control the intermediate representation of numeric expressions.
They added the ability to convert to numeric in V5R2. They added the ability for %DEC() to convert dates to numeric in V5R3.So, in V5R1 you can use %CHAR() to format the date, but you can't use %INT to convert it to numeric. A quick workaround is to use the ILE C runtime library for the char -> numeric conversion, an example follows:
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H DFTACTGRP(*NO) BNDDIR('QC2LE')
D atoi pr 10I 0 extproc('atoi')
D char * value options(*string)
D result s 8 0
/free
result = atoi( %char( %date() : *ISO0 ) );
dsply result;
*inlr = *on;
/end-free
Personally, I'd wrap that up in a subprocedure and stick it in a global
"utilities" service program so you never have to worry about it again.
If you want to do it in "pure RPG" in V5R1, you'll have to use a data structure for the character to numeric conversion. For example:
D chardate ds
D result 8S 0
/free
chardate = %char( %date() : *ISO0 );
dsply result;
*inlr = *on;
/end-free
Good luck
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