Re: Figuring out Date Format

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are 3 MI functions that are surfaced so that we can use them - 
CVTD, CVTT, and CVTTS - guess which is which. Some information is to be 
found in a C/C++ manual at

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/i5os/topic/books/sc092418.pdf

More details that you will need are in the link at

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/i5os/topic/apis/mitoc.htm

The point of this is, the CVTD MI documentation talks about specifying 
that the format is unknown - might also have something like that in the 
time and timestamp functions. But it is perhaps worth exploring.

Of course, I want Mr Calendar himself to tell me if I'm crazy - only in 
this topic, please!

HTH
Vern

Charles Wilt wrote:
> It can't be done without making assumptions....and you know what they
> say about ASS-U-MEing
>
> Charles
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > This was just discussed...
> >
> > http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200810/msg00308.html
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >     
> > > Is there an API or a BIF that I can pass in an unknown date format and get
> > > back a date format I can expect? I am seeing how difficult it might be to
> > > allow a user to enter in a date how they want. (ex. '01012008' '01/01/2008'
> > > '20080101') and return *ISO or something else. I could write a subprocedure,
> > > but I thought I would see if there is something out there that would either
> > > make the code easier or eliminate my needing it.
> > >
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