Re: Help with UDFs or stored procedures

["Gene Burns" <burns.gene@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here is an example of a service program and SQL Function that converts 3
fields to a date.  This could be easily changed to use 4 fields.

http://code.midrange.com/index.php?id=4e7318f239

Gene Burns
Haulers Insurance Company, Inc.


On 12/15/06, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> (Cross-posted to midrange-l and rpg400-l)
>
> Our legacy database files are littered with dates defined as four numeric
> fields, with a 2-digit century, 2-digit year, month, and day.  I must work
> with these dates in SQL and WrkQry, sometimes in RPG.  I would like to
> define either a UDF or stored procedure or *something* that would convert
> four input parameters into a date result.  It would be nice if I could use
> the same function in an SQL statement and in RPG code, but not a
> requirement.
>
> So, I need to read up on how to do this, and how to choose UDF vs. stored
> procedure.  I searched the archives, saw a few examples of code, but did
> not
> see any reference on how to call the UDF or stored procedure.
>
> Can anyone suggest good online references?
>
> TIA,
> Dan
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