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Developer Phila
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I am trying to convert an oracle timestamp into a date and getting an error.
My code;
DETDATE/MDY=DATECVT(TCMM_RDEFH.TCMM_RDE.DATE_DETECTED, 'HYYMDIA', 'MDY');

Error msg:
(FOC36355) INVALID TYPE OF ARGUMENT #1 FOR USER FUNCTION DATECVT
(FOC36355) INVALID TYPE OF ARGUMENT #1 FOR USER FUNCTION DATECVT

I have tried 'HYYMDS' and still get the same error. Does someone know how to fix this or even a different way to convert the timestamp to date.

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WebFOCUS 7.6
Windows, All Outputs
 
Posts: 5 | Registered: July 21, 2011Report This Post
Dan Satchell
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I don't believe function DATECVT will work with date-time values. Try function HDATE instead.


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Severus.snape
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DATECVT will work only with Date format..
for timestamp you have HCNVRT and HDATE

here is an example from the documentation

  
TABLE FILE VIDEOTR2
PRINT
CUSTID
TRABSDATE AS 'DATE_TIME'
COMPUTE TRANSDATE_DATE/YYMD=HDATE(TRANSDATE,'YYMD');
WHERE DATE EQ 2000;
END



thanks
Sashanka


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Developer Phila
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Thank you. Using HDATE worked.


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