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RajSanj · Beginner Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 15 Topics: 7

Hi,

I have 2 dates in a utility developed using REXX. I need to find out what is the difference in these 2 dates.

Do we have a function that calculates the difference?

Regards,
RajSanj

kolusu · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:45 pm Post subject:

RajSanj,

Please post your questions in the approriate forum.

RajSanj · Beginner Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 15 Topics: 7

Thanks alot Kolusu it works.

pradmenon · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject:

I have a list of some dates in a sequential file. I am trying to write a Rexx program to do some specific action based on the difference between each of those dates & today's date. I am reading in the dates from the external file into the program as variables. I tried the DATE function in Rexx to calculate the difference, but I am getting the "Incorrect call to routine" error, probably because I am using a variable inside the DATE function. Is there a way to specify variable name inside the DATE function, instead of giving an actual date?

semigeezer · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:29 am Post subject:

You can always use a variable. The format of the data in your variable is incorrect

pradmenon · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject:

The format of dates I have in my external file is S. One of the dates for example is 20060914. This is the portion of code that I have.

acevedo · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:09 am Post subject:

what about posting the CAPDATE value when you get the error?

pradmenon · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:29 am Post subject:

The value I am getting in CAPDATE is in the expected format. The Rexx goes down in the line CDATE = DATE('B',"'"CAPDATE"'",'S').

semigeezer · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:25 am Post subject:

Why are you adding quotes to the value you are sending to the date function? No date values have quotes in them

pradmenon · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:03 am Post subject:

Ohhh... ok. The examples I saw in help for the DATE function had quotes around the dates. And it worked when I gave the actual dates instead of the variable. So, I thought the quotes are supposed to be there. Evidently not!! Thanks, semigeezer. Smile

semigeezer · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:04 am Post subject:

No problem. If there is any question that comes up about rexx syntax, it is almost always about quotes. It is easy to understand once you understand it (circular logic there), but it is different than some languages.

acevedo · Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:04 am Post subject:

but in the first portion of the code you were using: