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Using RPG/400 to convert a date in MMDDYY format to YYMMDD format

Published: 06 Feb 2001

Is there an easy way in RPG/400 to convert a date in MMDDYY format to a date in YYMMDD format?

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Using a 6-digit date field, multiply the date by 10000.01. To convert back to MMDDYY format, multiply by 100.0001.

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