RE: Converting from %date() to numeric

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Raul Jager
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 5:45 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: Converting from %date() to numeric
> 
> 
> %char ( %date() : *iso ) will give 2000-02-09 and the separators will 
> cause the %int to fail, or to evaluate the aritmetic 
> expression.  That's 
> why I use a format without separators. Never try *iso 0, I 
> may be wrong, 
> but I remember reading that ISO had the separators mandatory. 
>  I'm still 
> using V5.2.

This is not correct.  *iso0 works perfectly well.  It gives you YYYYMMMDDD.

I've been using it since v5r1 if not earlier.

HTH,
Charles