SQL and Dates, help needed -- RPG400-L

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Subject: SQL and Dates, help needed
From: "Al Nelson" <Al.Nelson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:14:54 -0500
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I'm trying to select all the records in a file that have yesterday's date.
The field in the file is defined as numeric 8 positions and 0 decimals.
It is in a YYYYMMDD format.

I would think a Select with Current Date - 1 would work but is does not.

any suggestions.

thanks

al

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RE: SQL and Dates, help needed , Alan Shore
RE: SQL and Dates, help needed , Kevin Bucknum
Re: SQL and Dates, help needed , Tommy . Holden

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