Re: Date Handling Problem -- COBOL400-L

Subject: Re: Date Handling Problem
From: "R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr." <rbruceh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:37:41 -0400
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Tubbs" <eatubbs@email.com>
To: <cobol400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: Date Handling Problem



> 0140.00            ACCEPT TODAYS-DATE FROM DATE YYYYMMDD.
>
> An error is displayed in the message error saying:
>
> "A period is required before YYYYMMDD. Line rejected."
>
> So I have followed by adding another period, then it asks for a space, and
so on.



Check your source type in the member. If it is not CBLLE, change it. Then
recompile the program.

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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
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 -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer

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