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Joey Sandoval
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In a reporting object we are trying to define a parameter for today_begin and today_end using the following set commands: 

 
-SET &TODAY_START = &YYMD | ' 00:00:00';
-SET &TODAY_END = &YYMD | ' 23:59:59';


However, when we try to use these parameters in our filters, it does not convert the parameter to the actual value. We receive an invalid date format error message.

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<Kathryn Henning>
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Hi Joey,

Are there -DEFAULT values for every &var contained within the Other section of the Reporting Object? If so, what is the exact error that you're receiving?

Thanks and regards,

Kathryn
 
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-SET &TODAY_START = &YYMD | ' 00:00:00';
-SET &TODAY_END = &YYMD | ' 23:59:59';

INVALID DATE FORMAT message indicates that you are trying to compare perhaps an Oracle Date which has a format that looks like your &TODAY.. variables, but isn't really.
If your filter statement is
IF SOMEDATE EQ &TODAY_START.QUOTEDSTRING
then you are comparing some date format to an alphabetic charcter string.
that's going to give you an INVALID DATE FORMAT message, b/c the alpha string is not a date, really.
IF i'm right in my thinking about what you're doing, then first DEFINE a new date field in your Reporting Object,
DEFINE FILE thing
mydate/YYMD = HDATE( somedate, 'YYMD');
END
and then do your filter
IF mydate EQ &YYMD
and that should work



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