mmm_yy date edit

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 10:55:36AM -0600, Faisal Karim wrote:
> > ( back on list)
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 10:45:22AM -0600, Faisal Karim wrote:
> > > I already tried that and it does not convert still:
> > >
> > > aa(8,mdy/)
> > > ab(6,mmm_yy)
> >      ^
> > > aa="12/15/03"
> > > ab = aa;display
> > > ab = blank
> >
> > Remember, when you use an edit to do data conversion, the length of the
> > target field has to be big enough to contain the *source* data, even if
> > the *edited* data doesn't require that much length.
> >
> > Try it with ab(8... and see what happens.

> Thank You sir.  That did the trick.  I guess the edit help should have said
> to use 8 char instead of 6 or 8.  FP needs to correct that.

Well, alternatively, you could have had aa be 6,mdy, and it would also
have worked.  But the general rule still stands.

Cheers,
-- jra
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