Date Formatting using RPG-ILE’s Built-in Functions
The following date formatting functions reference the stand-alone fields defined below:
H option(*nodebugio)
D @charA S 8 inz('04/12/01')
D @charB S 10 inz('12/02/2004')
D @charC S 8 inz('12/03/04')
D @dateA S d inz(D'2004-12-04')
D @numA S 6 0 inz(041205)
D @numB S 7 0 inz(1041206)
D @numC S 8 0 inz(20041207)
D @numD S 6 0 inz(120804)
D @numE S 8 0 inz(12092004)
/free // character to character... @charB = %char(%date(@charA:*ymd/):*usa/); // 'yy/mm/dd' to 'mm/dd/ccyy' @charC = %char(%date(@charA:*ymd/):*mdy/); // 'yy/mm/dd' to 'mm/dd/yy' @charA = %char(%date(@charB:*usa/):*ymd/); // 'mm/dd/ccyy' to 'yy/mm/dd' @charC = %char(%date(@charB:*usa/):*mdy/); // 'mm/dd/ccyy' to 'mm/dd/yy' @charA = %char(%date(@charC:*mdy/):*ymd/); // 'mm/dd/yy' to 'yy/mm/dd' @charB = %char(%date(@charC:*mdy/):*usa/); // 'mm/dd/yy' to 'mm/dd/ccyy' // character to date... @dateA = %date(@charA:*ymd/); // 'yy/mm/dd' to D'ccyy-mm-dd' @dateA = %date(@charB:*usa/); // 'mm/dd/ccyy' to D'ccyy-mm-dd' @dateA = %date(@charC:*mdy/); // 'mm/dd/yy' to D'ccyy-mm-dd' // character to numeric... @numA = %dec(%char(%date(@charA:*ymd/):*ymd0):6:0); // 'yy/mm/dd' to yymmdd @numB = %dec(%char(%date(@charA:*ymd/):*cymd0):7:0); // 'yy/mm/dd' to cyymmdd @numC = %dec(%char(%date(@charA:*ymd/):*iso0):7:0); // 'yy/mm/dd' to ccyymmdd @numD = %dec(%char(%date(@charA:*ymd/):*mdy0):7:0); // 'yy/mm/dd' to mmddyy @numE = %dec(%char(%date(@charA:*ymd/):*usa0):7:0); // 'yy/mm/dd' to mmddyyyy @numA = %dec(%char(%date(@charB:*usa/):*ymd0):6:0); // 'mm/dd/ccyy' to yymmdd @numB = %dec(%char(%date(@charB:*usa/):*cymd0):7:0); // 'mm/dd/ccyy' to cyymmdd @numC = %dec(%char(%date(@charB:*usa/):*iso0):7:0); // 'mm/dd/ccyy' to ccyymmdd @numD = %dec(%char(%date(@charB:*usa/):*mdy0):7:0); // 'mm/dd/ccyy' to mmddyy @numE = %dec(%char(%date(@charB:*usa/):*usa0):7:0); // 'mm/dd/ccyy' to mmddyyyy @numA = %dec(%char(%date(@charC:*mdy/):*ymd0):6:0); // 'mm/dd/yy' to yymmdd @numB = %dec(%char(%date(@charC:*mdy/):*cymd0):7:0); // 'mm/dd/yy' to cyymmdd @numC = %dec(%char(%date(@charC:*mdy/):*iso0):7:0); // 'mm/dd/yy' to ccyymmdd @numD = %dec(%char(%date(@charC:*mdy/):*mdy0):7:0); // 'mm/dd/yy' to mmddyy @numE = %dec(%char(%date(@charC:*mdy/):*usa0):7:0); // 'mm/dd/yy' to mmddyyyy // date to character... @charA = %char(@dateA:*ymd/); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to 'yy/mm/dd' @charB = %char(@dateA:*usa/); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to 'mm/dd/ccyy' @charC = %char(@dateA:*mdy/); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to 'mm/dd/yy' // date to numeric... @numA = %dec(%char(@dateA:*ymd/):6:0); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to yymmdd @numB = %dec(%char(@dateA:*cymd/):7:0); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to cyymmdd @numC = %dec(%char(@dateA:*iso-):8:0); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to ccyymmdd @numD = %dec(%char(@dateA:*mdy/):6:0); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to mmddyy @numE = %dec(%char(@dateA:*usa/):8:0); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to mmddccyy // numeric to character... @charA = %char(%date(@numA:*ymd):*ymd/); // yymmdd to 'yy/mm/dd' @charB = %char(%date(@numA:*ymd):*usa/); // yymmdd to 'mm/dd/ccyy' @charC = %char(%date(@numA:*ymd):*mdy/); // yymmdd to 'mm/dd/yy' @charA = %char(%date(@numB:*cymd):*ymd/); // cyymmdd to 'yy/mm/dd' @charB = %char(%date(@numB:*cymd):*usa/); // cyymmdd to 'mm/dd/ccyy' @charC = %char(%date(@numB:*cymd):*mdy/); // cyymmdd to 'mm/dd/yy' @charA = %char(%date(@numC:*iso):*ymd/); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to 'yy/mm/dd' @charB = %char(%date(@numC:*iso):*usa/); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to 'mm/dd/ccyy' @charC = %char(%date(@numC:*iso):*mdy/); // D'ccyy-mm-dd' to 'mm/dd/yy' @charA = %char(%date(@numD:*mdy):*ymd/); // mmddyy to 'yy/mm/dd' @charB = %char(%date(@numD:*mdy):*usa/); // mmddyy to 'mm/dd/ccyy' @charC = %char(%date(@numD:*mdy):*mdy/); // mmddyy to 'mm/dd/yy' @charA = %char(%date(@numE:*usa):*ymd/); // mmddccyy to 'yy/mm/dd' @charB = %char(%date(@numE:*usa):*usa/); // mmddccyy to 'mm/dd/ccyy' @charC = %char(%date(@numE:*usa):*mdy/); // mmddccyy to 'mm/dd/yy' // numeric to date... @dateA = %date(@numA:*ymd); // yymmdd to D'ccyy-mm-dd' @dateA = %date(@numB:*cymd); // cyymmdd to D'ccyy-mm-dd' @dateA = %date(@numC:*iso); // ccyymmdd' to D'ccyy-mm-dd' @dateA = %date(@numD:*mdy); // mmddyy to D'ccyy-mm-dd' @dateA = %date(@numE:*usa); // mmddccyy to D'ccyy-mm-dd' // numeric to numeric... @numB = %dec(%char(%date(@numA:*ymd):*cymd0):7:0); // yymmdd to cyymmdd @numC = %dec(%char(%date(@numA:*ymd):*iso0):8:0); // yymmdd to ccyymmdd @numD = %dec(%char(%date(@numA:*ymd):*mdy0):6:0); // yymmdd to mmddyy @numE = %dec(%char(%date(@numA:*ymd):*usa0):8:0); // yymmdd to mmddccyy @numA = %dec(%char(%date(@numB:*cymd):*ymd0):6:0); // cyymmdd to yymmdd @numC = %dec(%char(%date(@numB:*cymd):*iso0):8:0); // cyymmdd to ccyymmdd @numD = %dec(%char(%date(@numB:*cymd):*mdy0):6:0); // cyymmdd to mmddyy @numE = %dec(%char(%date(@numB:*cymd):*usa0):8:0); // cyymmdd to mmddccyy @numA = %dec(%char(%date(@numC:*iso):*ymd0):6:0); // ccyymmdd to yymmdd @numB = %dec(%char(%date(@numC:*iso):*cymd0):7:0); // ccyymmdd to cyymmdd @numD = %dec(%char(%date(@numC:*iso):*mdy0):6:0); // ccyymmdd to mmddyy @numE = %dec(%char(%date(@numC:*iso):*usa0):8:0); // ccyymmdd to mmddccyy @numA = %dec(%char(%date(@numD:*mdy):*ymd0):6:0); // mmddyy to yymmdd @numB = %dec(%char(%date(@numD:*mdy):*cymd0):7:0); // mmddyy to cyymmdd @numC = %dec(%char(%date(@numD:*mdy):*iso0):8:0); // mmddyy to ccyymmdd @numE = %dec(%char(%date(@numD:*mdy):*usa0):8:0); // mmddyy to mmddccyy @numA = %dec(%char(%date(@numE:*usa):*ymd0):6:0); // mmddccyy to yymmdd @numB = %dec(%char(%date(@numE:*usa):*cymd0):7:0); // mmddccyy to cyymmdd @numC = %dec(%char(%date(@numE:*usa):*iso0):8:0); // mmddccyy to ccyymmdd @numD = %dec(%char(%date(@numE:*usa):*mdy0):6:0); // mmddccyy to mmddyy
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None of these work:
// date to numeric…
@numA = %dec(%char(@dateA:*ymd/):6:0);
@numB = %dec(%char(@dateA:*cymd/):7:0); @numC = %dec(%char(@dateA:*iso-):8:0); // D’ccyy-mm-dd’ to ccyymmdd
@numD = %dec(%char(@dateA:*mdy/):6:0); // D’ccyy-mm-dd’ to mmddyy
@numE = %dec(%char(@dateA:*usa/):8:0);
Carl
2012/01/30 at 2:29 pm
Sorry, second try,
None of these work:
// date to numeric…
@numA = %dec(%char(@dateA:*ymd/):6:0);
@numB = %dec(%char(@dateA:*cymd/):7:0);
@numC = %dec(%char(@dateA:*iso-):8:0);
@numD = %dec(%char(@dateA:*mdy/):6:0);
@numE = %dec(%char(@dateA:*usa/):8:0);
I get:
A character representation of a numeric value is in error (C G D F). for all of them.
I need to do this. Appreciate any help.
Carl
2012/01/30 at 2:31 pm