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Peter
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Hi, for comparison reasons I'm trying to get an integer field containing the previous month in a master file (201208 if we're September)

Although it sounds simple enough I just can't find it!

original idea:
DEFINE PREVMON/I6=EDIT(DATECVT(DATEADD(&YYMD,'M',-1),'YYMD','YYM'))

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Prarie
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DEFINE FILE CAR
TODAY/YYMD = &YYMD;
PRIOR_MO/YYMD=DATEADD(TODAY,'M',-1);
PRIORM/M = PRIOR_MO;
PRIORY/MYY = PRIOR_MO
END
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT CAR TODAY  PRIOR_MO PRIORM PRIORY
END
 
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Alan B
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To get this as an integer is not so straight forward, but in an MFD you can try:
DEFINE THISMON/YYMD='&YYMD';,ACCESS_PROPERTY=(INTERNAL),$
DEFINE LSTMON/YYM=DATEADD(THISMON,'M',-1);,ACCESS_PROPERTY=(INTERNAL),$
DEFINE INTMON/I6YYM=LSTMON;,ACCESS_PROPERTY=(INTERNAL),$
DEFINE PREVMON/I6=INTMON;,$

There may be a slightly easier approach, but can't think now.


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Dan Satchell
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Or this....

PREV_YYM/A6YYM = DATEADD('&YYMD','M',-1);
PREV_MONTH/I6  = EDIT(PREV_YYM);


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Peter
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Thanks all for the suggestions.
Although all of the above solutions probably work in a fex, they don't seem to work in a master file...


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Alan B
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quote:
DEFINE THISMON/YYMD='&YYMD';,ACCESS_PROPERTY=(INTERNAL),$
DEFINE LSTMON/YYM=DATEADD(THISMON,'M',-1);,ACCESS_PROPERTY=(INTERNAL),$
DEFINE INTMON/I6YYM=LSTMON;,ACCESS_PROPERTY=(INTERNAL),$
DEFINE PREVMON/I6=INTMON;,$


Will work in an MFD. Have you tried it?


Alan.
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Peter
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@Alan, you're absolutely right!
It did work from the start, but I got an error related to something else.

Thanks a bunch for this - it's a pity so many defines need to be created as it can't be done in a single pass.
(which was my mistake at first)


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