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jmcgeorge
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I need to find out what the current fiscal year is within a define, but I keep getting the following error: (FOC281) ALPHA ARGUMENTS IN PLACE WHERE NUMERIC ARE CALLED FOR

Here is my code:
.....
DAY/A4=TODAY(DAY);
MN/A4=EDIT(DAY, '99$$$$$$$$');
YR/A4=EDIT(DAY, '$$$$$$9999');
FISCAL_YR/A4=
IF MN LT '7'
THEN YR
ELSE YR + 1; -*also tried ELSE YR + '1';
END

If I take away the '+ 1', then I have no problems, but I need to instill the following logic:
if the current month is less than 7
then give me the current year
else give me the current year + 1 (ex: 2006 + 1)

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!


Jeff
DevStudio, 5.2.6
Please be kind....I'm new at this!
 
Posts: 18 | Registered: May 23, 2004Report This Post
Glenda
Guru
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Try this code:

TODAY/A8 = '&YYMD';
DAY/A4=EDIT(TODAY, '$$$$$$99');
MN/A2=EDIT(TODAY, '$$$$99$$');
YR/A4=EDIT(TODAY, '9999$$$$');
FISCAL_YR/I4=
IF MN LT '07'
THEN EDIT(YR)
ELSE EDIT(YR) + 1;
END


Glenda


Glenda

In FOCUS Since 1990
Production 8.2 Windows
 
Posts: 301 | Location: Galveston, Texas | Registered: July 07, 2004Report This Post
jmcgeorge
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EDIT()!!!! Thank you so much! Works like a charm.


Jeff
DevStudio, 5.2.6
Please be kind....I'm new at this!
 
Posts: 18 | Registered: May 23, 2004Report This Post
JimRice
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A smart date way:

DEFINE FILE CAR
S_TODAY/YYMD = '&YYMD';
S_DAY/D = S_TODAY;
S_MN/M = S_TODAY;
S_YR/YY = S_TODAY;
F_YR/YY = IF S_MN LT 7 THEN S_YR ELSE S_YR + 1;
END
-*
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT
CAR
S_TODAY
S_DAY
S_MN
S_YR
F_YR
WHERE RECORDLIMIT EQ 1
END


WF DevStu 5.2.6/WF Srv 5.2.4/Win NT 5.2
 
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Piipster
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So your fiscal year ends in June?

Here's an example that shows what Fiscal year an employee was hired in if the fiscal year ends in June.

DEFINE FILE EMPDATA
HIRE_YM/YYM = HIREDATE;
FISCAL_HIRE/YYM = HIRE_YM +6;
FISCAL_YEAR/YY = FISCAL_HIRE;
END
TABLE FILE EMPDATA
PRINT PIN HIRE_YM FISCAL_HIRE FISCAL_YEAR
BY HIREDATE
END


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