Issue :
Using a calendar control select a date in mm/dd/yyyy format. Default the date to current date. Pass the parameter in to a DEFINE subtracting 3 business days. Select all master file records whose AS_OF _DATE is within the date range (original input parameter date thru parameter date less 3 business days.

Report code:

-SET ECHO=ON;
-SET BUSDAYS = _MTWTF_;
-SET &INDATE = &INDATE;
-*
-RUN

DEFINE FILE FUND_DYNAMIC
-*Set up master date for compare date time stamp
DATE/HMDYY=AS_OF_DATE;
DATE_TEST1/HYYMD = AS_OF_DATE;
DATE_TEST/YYMD = HDATE(AS_OF_DATE, 'YYMD');
-*redefine date parameter to yymd form at for subtraction and comaprison
INDATE_REDEF/MDYY = &INDATE;
INDATE_CVT/YYMD = DATECVT(INDATE_REDEF,'MDYY','YYMD');
INDATE_LESS3/YYMD = DATEADD(INDATE_CVT,'BD',-3);
END

TABLE FILE FUND_DYNAMIC

PRINT
INDATE_REDEF AND INDATE_CVT AND INDATE_LESS3 AND AS_OF_DATE AND DATE_TEST AND DATE_TEST1 AND DATE
IF READLIMIT EQ 1
END


Problems:
In the value property of the calendar control what returns the current date
When I set the value property to 07282008 as the calendar control does not show the date as 07/28/2008 but as 07282008. The defines produce the desired result:



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INDATE_REDEF INDATE_CVT INDATE_LESS3 AS_OF_DATE DATE_TEST DATE_TEST1 DATE
07/28/2008 2008/07/28 2008/07/23 2004/05/06 00:00:00.000 2004/05/06 2004/05/06 05/06/2004


When I set the value property to 07/28/2008 as the calendar control does show the date as 07/28/2008 but the defines do not produce the desired result: The parameter is accepted.
DEFINE FILE FUND_DYNAMIC
DATE/HMDYY=AS_OF_DATE;
DATE_TEST1/HYYMD = AS_OF_DATE;
DATE_TEST/YYMD = HDATE(AS_OF_DATE, 'YYMD');
INDATE_REDEF/MDYY = 07/28/2008;
INDATE_CVT/YYMD = DATECVT(INDATE_REDEF,'MDYY','YYMD');
INDATE_LESS3/YYMD = DATEADD(INDATE_CVT,'BD',-3);
END
TABLE FILE FUND_DYNAMIC
PRINT
INDATE_REDEF AND INDATE_CVT AND INDATE_LESS3 AND AS_OF_DATE AND DATE_TEST AND DATE_TEST1 AND DATE
IF READLIMI EQ 1
END
0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 27 IN PROCEDURE junk FOCEXEC *
(FOC003) THE FIELDNAME IS NOT RECOGNIZED: READLIMI
BYPASSING TO END OF COMMAND
(FOC009) INCOMPLETE REQUEST STATEMENT


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INDATE_REDEF INDATE_CVT INDATE_LESS3 AS_OF_DATE DATE_TEST DATE_TEST1 DATE
1900/12/26 2004/05/06 00:00:00.000 2004/05/06 2004/05/06 05/06/2004

READLIMI???

I would try READLIMIT....
That might help.

quote:

INDATE_REDEF/MDYY = 07/28/2008;

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