RE: Can a date have a *CYMD format?

You cannot define a date with *CYMD, but it should be possible to convert a
real date into a numeric representation of a date in this forma.
I haven't tried it out:

NumDate = %Dec(YourRealDate: *CYMD);

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From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
Sent: Freitag, 7. September 2018 17:31
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Can a date have a *CYMD format?

I need to send a file to a vendor asking for the date (numeric, not a date
data type) in the form CYYMMDD where the "C" is 0 for the 1900's and 1 for
the 2000's. Fair enough.

I figured the easiest was to start with a date data type in the form *CYMD
then make it numeric. I see reference in the RPG documentation on date data
types to *CYMD, but you can't define a date with that format.

Is that right or am I missing something?

Thanks.