Re: free-format move *USA date value to 6-digit numeric in YMD format -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: free-format move *USA date value to 6-digit numeric in YMD format
From: Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 21:55:33 -0600 (CST)
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On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, Dan wrote:

In v5r2, how the #*$& does one, in free-format RPG, move a *USA date value
to 6-digit numeric in YMD format?


V5R2:
  numFld = %int(%char(dateFld:*YMD0));

V5R3:
  numFld = %dec(dateFld:*YMD);

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