RE: Date problem

HI I have to compare 2 dates. From the file the format is 6 00 S,

yymmdd. 

Your problem is that these are not date fields.  They are numbers - you just
_treat_ them as dates!  Date math will only work on a real date.  If you
only need to compare the dates then you can simply use the date BIFs to
convert etc.  I don't know what type of comparison you want to do but this
will give you the idea:

If %date(numDate1: *YMD) > ( %date() - %Days(60) );

%date with no parms returns the current system date.

Don't bother with creating real dates unless you need them for other
purposes (i.e. don't use %date multiple times with the same field).  Also
stay away from the deprecated MOVE op-code - one day you'll want to go
free-form.

Jon Paris
Partner400

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