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Does anyone know how to pass to a local variable from a field generated by COMPUTE??
here's my code:

TABLE FILE RPTGRPS
SUM
COMPUTE REPORT_END01/YYMD=DATEMOV('&&REPORT_END','BOM');
COMPUTE DATA_START/YYMD=DATEADD(REPORT_END01,'Y',-1);
BY DIVNAME
END

i like to pass the DATA_START field from this table to a WHERE clause of another table, and this field is a constant but dont want to generate this in the second table to save the storage spaces.

or if there is another way to perform the same function as DATEMOV, DATEADD in the dialogue manager. can possibly pass it on as a local variable as well.

thank you.


Lilian
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WF 7.6 on WINXP, Teradata
 
Posts: 20 | Location: Toronto, Canada | Registered: August 04, 2006Report This Post
KevinG
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Newbie,

Here are some examples of how we do date functions in Dialogue Manager...

-SET &ENDDATEX = DATECVT((DATEADD((DATECVT(&YYMD, I8YYMD, YYMD)), M, -1)), YYMD, I8YYMD);
-SET &ENDDATE1 = DATECVT((DATEMOV((DATECVT(&ENDDATEX, I8YYMD, YYMD)), EOM)), YYMD, I8YYMD);
-SET &BEGDATEX = DATECVT((DATEMOV((DATECVT(&ENDDATEX, I8YYMD, YYMD)), BOM)), YYMD, I8YYMD);

Hope this helps,

Kevin


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thanks of the replies.

forgot to bring up that
&&REPORT_END='2006/07/15'
because i have to pass the variable to compare with a field in the YYMD format.
so my next question is there a way to convert a global variable to a local variable ??

thanks.

Lilian.


Lilian
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WF 7.6 on WINXP, Teradata
 
Posts: 20 | Location: Toronto, Canada | Registered: August 04, 2006Report This Post
Tom Flynn
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Lillian,

Why change to a local:
-SET &RPT_END = &&REPORT_END;

The global, &&, is set for the entire seesion and you can calculate of it at anytime. A local, &, is only valid for that fex run.

Need to elaborate a bit more...

Tom


Tom Flynn
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Posts: 1972 | Location: Centennial, CO | Registered: January 31, 2006Report This Post
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thanks TOM..

i realize the function (DATEMOV/DATEADD) does not work well with global variable in the dialogue manager, instead it's fine with local variable. however, i need to pass the parameter from web caster, which is the area i have not explored yet and assume it's the global variable.

But for the moment, i try your way and it's good..
thanks.

Lilian.


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