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Hi,

I need to join to hold files using a date column . One is A50 and other is YYMD.
Which is the best way to convert into one and to join?
Please help.
Thanks,
Bharathi

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What is the format of the date in the A50 field ?


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Convert both the date columns into I8YYMD, since join on numbers should be faster.
 
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Ram,

YYMD like all smart dates are internally integers.


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Thank you All !!
I converted A50 to YYMD using HINPUT & HDATE and it worked.
 
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