Re: Converting from %date() to numeric

[Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>]

RPower@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Hmm,
> Wanting to test this code out, I coded this:
>      d Result          S              8S 0
>       /FREE
>        Result = %Int(%Char(%Date():*ISO0));
>        Dsply Result;
>        *Inlr = *On;
>       /END-FREE
> 
> but for some reason, the Dsply flashes to the screen and ends.  It doesn't
> wait like it normally does.  Any reason for this?
> 

DSPLY without a result field may or may not wait for you to press
ENTER.  It depends on what is showing on the screen before you do a
DSPLY (I think it's controlled by whether the current screen has RSTDSP
or not).  For example, from the main menu, DSPLY will flash without a
result field; from a PDM command line, DSPLY will wait for ENTER.  Kind
of icky behaviour imo, but it's always worked this way.