RE: Date conversion technique, alpha to Numeric

Haha 36 environment....

Sadly though I still have to deal with it at some clients :-( 


Thanks,
Tommy Holden


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Subject: Re: Date conversion technique, alpha to Numeric

Oh sure, new development.  The only reason that I can think of for *not*

using date data types is a mixed environment where the other (non-RPG 
IV) side doesn't understand them. 


For example, I still have to (don't laugh) deal with the 36 
environment.  All of the new stuff that I do is in IV, but the II stuff 
still has to be maintained.  That II code may, one day, have to access 
that new table with the date data type.  But even then what I do is 
write an interface program in IV which is called by the II; the 
interface passes back what the II program needs (and can understand).  
So even a "mixed" environment excuse isn't a very good one.


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rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I understand that a little but I still have coworkers creating new, 
unrelated, tables with numbers as date fields.

Rob Berendt