Re: "extract" command enhancement

[John P Carr <jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>The idea hasn't been publically discounted, at least not until now.
>We have something else in mind for those names.  For example:
>       newdate = olddate - %years(1) + %days(17)
>as an expression alternative to SUBDUR and ADDDUR.  To
>overload the names with EXTRCT functionality would, IMHO, be
>too confusing.
>
>BTW, we're also thinking of allowing expressions like:
>
 >      timestamp = date + time
 >      time = %time(timestamp)
 >      date = %date(timestamp)
 >      dur = %diff(date1:date2:*years)
 >      eurstr = %char(date:*eur)
 >      date = %date(str:*dmy)
 >      etc.
>Cheers!  Hans
>Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


This is even better.    I still like the %SUBDTZ

John Carr


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