Re: Date * 10000.01

["Eric DeLong"<eric.delong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

     Angie, 
     
     The multiplier value is 10000.0001
     
     The same value works for conversions both ways. Now, having given 
     what you asked for, let me say that THIS TYPE OF DATE CONVERSION IS 
     NOT RECOMMENDED, IMO. I would suggest using data structures, 
     substring concatination, or some other non-algebraic conversion 
     method. Perfomance issues asside, you'll be saving yourself some 
     grief later on by not using the multiplier method. 
     
     Why you might ask? For starters, if/when you convert this code to 
     RPGIV, it won't work. RPGIV does not handle numeric truncation like 
     RPGIII. Second, it's not really very clear what this conversion is 
     doing, actually worse than it was when using 6 digit dates, since 
     the conversion factor is the same for both conversions. In the 
     future, it may be difficult to determine what format a field is 
     supposed to hold (is it MMDDYYYY or is it YYYYMMDD). 
     
     It's possible to get around both of the problems with compiler 
     options and good documentation, but it still seems to me that a 
     standard date conversion subroutine is preferable.
     
     JMO
     eric.delong@pmsi-services.com


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Subject: Date * 10000.01 
Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > at INET_WACO
Date:    11/18/98 8:13 AM


Someone posted a multiplier that can be used to change an 8,0 date from mdy
to ymd and vice versa using the same multipier.  I can not find that, and
was hoping someone could re-post it.  This is just a huge help for programs
that are not yet converted to RPG1V.

Thanks in advance,
Angie Wawrzaszek

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