F:\>rexx datecheck
1 *-* say date('S',19660230,'S')
Error 40 running F:\datecheck.rex line 1: Incorrect call to routine.
Error 40.19: DATE argument 2, "19660230", is not in the format described by
argument 3, "S".
> P.O. Jonsson <oor...@jonases.se> hat am 24.04.2025 16:45 CEST geschrieben:
>
>
> I have records coming in with potentially illegal dates, like ccyymmdd =
> "19660230"
>
> How does one go about checking if an entity is a valid date (30th of February
> is a real case coming in), my further processing relies on this so the
> program breaks for illegal dates.
>
> I thought there would be a method date~isvaliddate() or something to use but
> I cannot find anything like that. I would prefer not to parse and check days
> months years etc. entering the number above in date() invariably breaks the
> processing.
>
> Any ideas anyone?
>
> Hälsningar/Regards/Grüsse,
> P.O. Jonsson
> oor...@jonases.se
>
>
>
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