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I want to convert to a date field, then
> select records where FAILDT <=
CURRENT DATE - 5 Years.
Consider creating an SQL user defined function. Write the function in RPG IV to convert the 8s 0 to a D data type and then you can use CREATE FUNCTION returns DATE. Look up Scalar External functions in the SQL reference. I'm pretty sure there are examples in the faq at http://faq.midrange.com.
The beauty of a UDF is that you can write it in RPG, test and debug it in your usual environment, and then do a CREATE FUNCTION to 'register' your existing code with SQL. Then you can do SELECT ... where eight2date(faildt) <= CURRENT DATE - 5
And did I mention that you can register a service program subprocedure, too? So if you write 'eight2date' as a subprocedure, you can use it in all of your RPG programs as well as in SQL statements! The exact same code, all in one place. OS400 is pretty slick.
--buck
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