by Sue Meloy Software and
Services Group
*DATE and *YEAR |
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RPG/iX version A.00.18 contains support for new predefined
fields that return a 4-digit year. *DATE
is analogous to UDATE, except that
the year is 4 digits instead of 2 digits. In the same way, *YEAR
is analogous to UYEAR.
RPGUDATE |
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The RPGUDATE file format
has also been changed to allow a 4-digit year.
There are a number of changes to the HP RPG/iX
Reference Manual that describe the new functionality.
See the article, "Documentation Changes for MPE/iX Languages"
in Chapter 9 for more information.
Compatibility with Previous Versions |
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If 4-digit years are used in the RPGUDATE file, RPG/iX programs
must be run using the new RPG/iX library.
Programs that reference the new *DATE and *YEAR fields must
be compiled with the new RPG/iX compiler and run with the new RPG/iX
library.
Programs that were compiled with previous versions of the
RPG/iX compiler can be run using the new RPG/iX library without
recompilation.
