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Saif K
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Objective: Allocate current week and previous 7 weeks of weekly files to summarize data for graphs in a self serv app.

Situation: Weekly files are created on each MONDAY and the last qualifier of the weekly file name is the date date it was created.
eg.
D:/APPS/SALES/PERF/WK050828.TXT
D:/APPS/SALES/PERF/WK050819.TXT
D:/APPS/SALES/PERF/WK050812.TXT

Problem:
In dailoge mgr SET variables how can I

1.get current week's Monday date.

2.Once I get this date, how can I convert it into SMART date to do the math to determine previous mondays dates.

I will appreciate any suggestions.

Thank you,
 
Posts: 20 | Location: Michigan | Registered: November 23, 2004Report This Post
Saif K
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Environment: WebFOCUS 532 on NT
 
Posts: 20 | Location: Michigan | Registered: November 23, 2004Report This Post
Francis Mariani
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&YYMD is a system variable that contains the current date.

DATEMOV is a date function to move the date to a particular point.

DATECVT is required because DATEMOV only works with Smart Dates and we want to use it in Dialog Manager. So, we have to convert &YYMD to a Smart Date, then apply DATEMOV, then convert the result of DATEMOV back to I8YYMD.


-SET &ECHO=ALL;

-*-- Determine the beginning of the week for the current date (Monday) ---------
-SET &MONDATE0 =
- DATECVT((DATEMOV((DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD')),'BOW')),'YYMD','I8YYMD');

-*-- Calulate the previous seven Mondays ---------------------------------------

-SET &MONDATE1 = AYMD(&MONDATE0, -7, 'I8YYMD');
-SET &MONDATE2 = AYMD(&MONDATE1, -7, 'I8YYMD');
-SET &MONDATE3 = AYMD(&MONDATE2, -7, 'I8YYMD');
-SET &MONDATE4 = AYMD(&MONDATE3, -7, 'I8YYMD');
-SET &MONDATE5 = AYMD(&MONDATE4, -7, 'I8YYMD');
-SET &MONDATE6 = AYMD(&MONDATE5, -7, 'I8YYMD');
-SET &MONDATE7 = AYMD(&MONDATE6, -7, 'I8YYMD');

-TYPE &MONDATE0 &MONDATE1 &MONDATE2 &MONDATE3 &MONDATE4 &MONDATE5 &MONDATE6 &MONDATE7
 
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Saif K
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Wow, this is sleek.

Thank you Francis.
 
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