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k8iw
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I need to test the date AND TIME if that is possible. Here's the code I have now:

Compute TodayDate/MDYY;
AppFlag/A4;
CALL GETDATE FROM TodayDate AppFlag INTO TodayDate AppFlag

Winform Show_Inactive Welcome
Winform Set Welcome.Text19.visible To NO

Compute TodayDate = '12272006';

...

case Go_To_Main_Menu
IF TodayDate LT '12292006'

CALL AJE100
ELSE
IF TodayDate LT '01022007'
BEGIN
Winform Close Welcome
GOTO Exit
ENDBEGIN
ELSE
CALL AJE100
endcase

I want to say if TodayDate LT '12282006 16:00'...

The examples in the help are not on point, and I wonder if this is supported in 5.3.2. I hard-code the date for testing, but ultimately I want to use the system date/time.

Thanks for any suggestions - this forum has been very helpful in the past.

Mike


Mike Anderson
 
Posts: 14 | Location: Columbus, Ohio | Registered: May 20, 2003Report This Post
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Good Morning Mike
Maintain allows for the use of DATE / TIME fields. You can use them for this code. Here is a simple example:

MAINTAIN
COMPUTE WHEN1/HYYMDI = HGETC(28, WHEN1);
COMPUTE WHEN2/HYYMDI = '2006/12/12 12:00';
IF WHEN1 EQ WHEN2 THEN TYPE "EQUAL"
IF WHEN1 GT WHEN2 THEN TYPE "GREATER THAN"
IF WHEN1 LT WHEN2 THEN TYPE "LESS THAN"
TYPE "<TYPE "<END

The HGETC function returns the current date and time. In my example, I am using two variables. Maintain has no problem with comparing the two variables. However, you cannot do this:

IF WHEN1 EQ '2006/12/13 12:00' THEN TYPE "EQUAL"

This statement yields an error. So, always equate the value to a variable and you'll be fine.

Mark Derwin
 
Posts: 663 | Location: New York | Registered: May 08, 2003Report This Post
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