Re: Date verification with multiple values on Green Screen

Booth,
I have tried that in the past with input fields and have never really
liked the results.....especially if they enter an invalid date....there is
no pretty way to handle the errors....

I know what you are saying and I do use L for outputs.....





From:
Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
05/14/2008 01:14 PM
Subject:
Re: Date verification with multiple values on Green Screen



Have you considered defining the screen field as an "L" type field?
You ought to at least look at that choice - it may pleasantly surprise
you. A whole lot of problems just go away for you.




Doug Palme wrote:

I need to allow the users to enter any of the following values as a

valid

date type on a display file:

010108 // Six digit date

20080101 // eight digit ISO date type

01012008 // eight digit USA date type

01/01/2008 // ten digit USA date type

I thought I could check the length of the field coming in, so if

anything

is other than 6,8, or 10 it is automatically an invalid date...that part

is easy......

I wanted to check for a valid date value with the TEST(DE) but it seems
that will not work either since even though 010108 is tested as

TEST(DE) *MDY DateField;

It generates an error...which I am assuming is because the field is a

10a

and not a 6,0.

So I would need to check and make sure that it is also numeric for the 6

and 8 digit entries correct?

I know, it sounds crazy, but that is what I have been instructed to
do......


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