RE: Convert a date field to a 10,0 packed field

I already have the set options done.

Darryl Freinkel
A4G
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From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Charles
Wilt
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 2:43 PM
To: RPG programming on IBM i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Convert a date field to a 10,0 packed field

do a
exec sql
set option datfmt=*ISO;



Charles

On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 12:39 PM <dfreinkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am trying to convert a date field defined as a date back to a
numeric field.



I used the interactive SQL to test out

Select cast(wCurrent_date as decimal(8,0)) from sysibm.sysdummy1

and it returns the date as 20210713.



I also tested using values

cast(wCurrent_date as decimal(8,0)) into numeric_variable



both return the correct date.



However in a RPG program it fails and gives me zeroes for the result.



What am I doing wrong?



TIA

Darryl Freinkel

A4G

Telephone: 770.321.8562 Mobile: 678.355.8562



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