Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Functions

[John C. <jo...@we...>]

On Wednesday 21 November 2007 09:29:09 pm David Essex wrote:
> John Culleton wrote:
>  > In recent versions of COBOL the functions INTEGER-OF-DATE,
>  > INTEGER-OF-DAY, DATE-OF-INTEGER and DAY-OF INTEGER
>  > have apparently been added.
>  > My latest text is date 2000 and it does not describe
>  > them in any detail.
>  >
>  > Are they in Tiny?
>  > ...
>  > If they exist what do the appropriate sending/receiving
>  > fields PIC terms look like?
>
> Yes, these functions are available for TC.
>
> See example in 'test.code/t35' directory.
>
> Cheers
>
>
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Very good. However someone on the internet has suggested code the includes the 
line:

  move function current-date (1:8) to today

which line blows up on the colon.  I assume that the purpose is to edit the 
string to the first 8 digits, e.g,  ccyymmdd.   Both Tiny and Open blow up on 
the colon.  I can work around it, but is there any similar editing of 
function current-date  in either?




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John Culleton