RE: File keyed on a date field: the read doesn't actually get anything! What am I doing wrong?

Per your update, JAN31 = D'2017-01-31'

Stupid question, but are there any records with a SMLASTDATE date earlier than D'2017-01-31'?

- Dan Bale

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Subject: File keyed on a date field: the read doesn't actually get anything! What am I doing wrong?

In my current project, I've got a file, keyed on a date field:

R SLSMONTHR
SMLASTDATE L
SMCARRYOVR L
SMMONTH 2S
SMYEAR 4S
SM_OK 1A
SM_ID 15S 0
K SMLASTDATE

And I'm trying to read it:
D JAN31 S D
. . .
C JAN31 SETLL SLSMONTHS
C READP SLSMONTHS

But running it in the debugger, after the read, there's nothing in any of the file fields. I've tried the PF with its ascending key on SMLASTDATE; I've tried an LF with a descending key on SMLASTDATE. I've tried SETLL and SETGT. None of this changes anything.

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JHHL

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