RE: Date conversion technique, alpha to Numeric

There are many ways to do this.
On is to call the QWCCVTDT API. This gives you the most flexibility.
Another you can use a bunch of nested built-in functions, similar to the
following:

    YYMMDD = %Dec(%date(CCYYMMDD: *ISO0):*YMD);

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-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mike Berman
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:29 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Date conversion technique, alpha to Numeric

HI I searched the archives but could not find an ILE routine that will take an 8
pos. character date and return a 6 numeric. At some point, the extra 2 are to be
dropped.they are the left most so we are going from a CCYYMMDD to a YYMMDD.
   
  I would like to use Procedure for this.
   
  thanks,
  Mike

 
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