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koti
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Hi Everyone,

I have Alpha numeric column with format of A8(20160501) and i am trying to convert this to Date format(YYMD) to apply filter on some other field.

I am using teh following functions but these are not working in WF8104 but it worked in 7703.

DATECVT(ATODBL(SMDATE, '8', 'I8YYMD'), 'I8YYMD', 'YYMD');

Please help to resolve the issue. Thanks!

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Squatch
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Try this:

DATECVT('20160501','A8YYMD','YYMD')

If that works, then try:

DATECVT(SMDATE,'A8YYMD','YYMD')


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GavinL
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DATECVT('20160501','A8YYMD','YYMD')


Returns Zero.

Are you wanting the date to be 05/01/2016?

-SET &FROM_DATE = '20160501';
-SET &DATE1 = EDIT(&FROM_DATE,'$$$$99') | '/' | EDIT(&FROM_DATE,'$$$$$$99') | '/' | EDIT(&FROM_DATE,'9999');
-TYPE FROM_DATE = >&FROM_DATE<
-TYPE DATE1 = >&DATE1<



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dhagen
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Just change the USAGE in your mas to A8YYMD.


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Squatch
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This does not return zero for me:

DEFINE FILE CAR ADD
SMDATE/YYMD=DATECVT('20160501','A8YYMD','YYMD');
END

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT 
     CAR.BODY.SALES
     SMDATE
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM NOLEAD
ON TABLE SET ASNAMES ON
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT HTML
ON TABLE SET HTMLEMBEDIMG ON
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
     INCLUDE = IBFS:/EDA/EDASERVE/_EDAHOME/ETC/endeflt.sty,
$
ENDSTYLE
END

I get:

SALES	SMDATE
0	2016/05/01
12000	2016/05/01
0	2016/05/01
43000	2016/05/01
0	2016/05/01
35030	2016/05/01
7800	2016/05/01
0	2016/05/01
4800	2016/05/01
13000	2016/05/01
12400	2016/05/01
8950	2016/05/01
8900	2016/05/01
14000	2016/05/01
15600	2016/05/01
14000	2016/05/01
18940	2016/05/01
0	2016/05/01


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Thanks everyone! DATECVT function is working now. Thanks again


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This does not return zero for me:


Doesn't from console. Seems to work in Defines. :/

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