Re: Convert date from YYYYMMDD to CYYMMDD format -- RPG400-L

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Peter, don't use the "0" on the end of the format strings when dealing with numeric fields. The "0" is specifically to tell the date routines that these are character fields but with no separator, and they don't apply to numeric fields.

Joe

Hi list!

*BACKGROUND*
I have this line of code from Bob Cozzi's website that helps to convert a date from YYYYMMDD to a YYMMDD format:
http://www.rpgiv.com/rpgivforum/view?SID=20070821133326694527&NRL=10&KW=myYYYYMMDD

myYYMMDD = %char(%date(myYYYYMMDD:*ISO0) : *YMD0)

Due to the nature of my source and target fields formats (STARTDATE [8.0] and IDELNB [7.0]), I am using %DEC. In addition, the target field format must be CYYMMDD so I am using *CYMD0. As a result, I modified the line a little bit as follows:

IDELNB = %dec(%date(STARTDATE:*ISO0):*CYMD0)
*PROBLEM*
The issue that I have is that when I compile I have this message:
RNF7514 20 2 A Date, Time or Timestamp separator is not allowed with a numeric entry.

These 2 errors are pointing to 2 different lines so that is why I have errors listed but if I have this one cleared up, I will know how to resolve the other one.

What I am doing wrong?

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