By the way, you can also completely eliminate the dash (or slash, etc.)
delimiters:
OCONV( "16507" , "DYMD[4'',2'',2]" ) --> "20130311"
ICONV( "20130311", "DYMD[4'',2'',2]" ) --> "16507"
Notice that ICONV'ing the OCONV'd or OCONV'ing the ICONVd result gets
you bat to where you started. That makes it particularly useful in dict
conversion fields.
I learned that on this list, but I do not remember from whom. There are
too many people I've learned from.
cds
On 11 March 2013 13:56, Jeff Schasny <[email protected]> wrote:
Has anyone come up with an OCONV string that will product an ISO
standard date (YYYY-MM-DD)? After a vendor insisted on this last week
I ended up creating a subroutine called by an I descriptor but it
seems like there should be an easier way. A quick trip through the
Universe Basic manual, my old Prime Info-Basic manual, and Pick
Basic: A programmer's guide didn't shed any light.
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