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Tomsweb
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In my master file I have a date field (Recdate) stored as an A6. Recdate: 800801

And there is a time field (Rectime) stored as an A4 Rectime: 0314

In a define I have converted the Recdate field to a I6YMD field and used DATECVT to arrive at the full year w slashes.

quote:

DEFINE FILE MMEXT
IDATE/I6YMD WITH WO = EDIT(RECDATE);
ITIME/I6 WITH WO = EDIT(RECTIME);
DATE2/YYMD = DATECVT(IDATE,'I6YMD','YYMD');
DATE3/A8YYMD = DATE2;
ATDT/A14 = RECDATE || (' ' | RECTIME);
ATDTA/A14 = DATE3 || (' ' | RECTIME);
END


I am trying to concat the recdate and rectime fields together into one variable to subtract it from another date/time field.

I have been away from WF for some time and I am trying to get up to speed without much grief from the alpha date / smart date grind.

Can anyone give me some pointers?

Thanks!

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Tomsweb
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Kerry
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Hi Tom,

Glad to see this issue is resolved, would you mind to share your solution please? Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Kerry


Kerry Zhan
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jgelona
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Here's one solution.
DEFINE FILE MACGYVER
  ADATE/A6YMD='800801';
  ADATE2/A8YYMD=DATECVT(ADATE,'A6YMD','A8YYMD');
  ATIME/A4='0314';
  ADTTM/A12=ADATE2 | ATIME;
  HDATE/HYYMDS=HINPUT(12,ADTTM,8,'HYYMDS');
END
TABLE FILE MACGYVER
PRINT HDATE
IF COUNTER EQ 1
END


produces: 1980/08/01 03:14:00


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