Yes, these will do very nicely. I also read in that same manual that I can use CEEDAYS/CEEGMTO/CEEDATE with an appropriate picture string describing the character date/time.
Thanks for the pointers! Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Schneiderwent, Craig > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Efficient conversion of GMT to/from local time from COBOL? > > Perhaps CEEISEC > <http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- > bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/CEEA3170/2.2.5.4 > 5?SHELF=CEE2BK71&DT=20060629134445> followed by CEEGMTO > <http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- > bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/CEEA3170/2.2.5.3 > 9?SHELF=CEE2BK71&DT=20060629134445> followed by adding the offset_seconds > returned by the latter to the output_seconds returned by the former. > Perhaps followed by CEEDATM > <http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- > bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/CEEA3170/2.2.5.2 > 6?SHELF=CEE2BK71&DT=20060629134445>. > > No doubt there is much wrap to beware of in the above URLs. This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

