Convert Alpha to Integer

[LeonelSanchezJr]

I have the following code which provides me with a
report begin date and it works for one file which has a
date field in the format of YYMD.

However, the second file has the date field defined as
I11 and the data looks like this 20070215 for instance.

So, I need to take the code below for the -SET command for the &RPT_BEG_DATE2 and create a &RPT_BEG_DATE3 but instead
make the end result an integer so that I can query the table with a field of I11 with date values.

-DEFAULT &RPTDATE=&YYMD.EVAL;
-SET &RPT_BEG_DATE2 = EDIT(&RPT_BEG_DATE, '$$$$$$9999') | EDIT(&RPT_BEG_DATE, '99$$$$$$$$') | EDIT(&RPT_BEG_DATE, '$$$99$$$$$') ;

I am using WebFOCUS Developer Studio Version 714.

Thanks!



Thanks,

Leo ;-)

 

[jimster06]

You request shows 20070215 for an I11 field; how is the rest of the field filled?


&YYMD should return integer values 20080212 for today. This is a legacy date format. Is the field in question a standard date? (We once called them smart dates.)

Or is it a date/time stamp?

 

[LeonelSanchezJr]

The actual field value of type I11 in the table
is: 00020070215.

What I need to do though, is filter on that field based upon my &RPT_BEG_DATE2, however that only works for fields of type YYMD.



Thanks,

Leo ;-)

 

[focwizard]

If your field is declared as I11, then it's NOT a date field, but only a number (up to 11 positions).

Since you're creating your variables in Dialogue Manager, there is no concept of format. EVERYTHING is stored as a character string. So, if you use your created variables, AS IS, it should work, since you're creating a numeric string.