LANSA Built-In Function CONVERTDATE and CONVERTDATE_NUMERIC

  • CONVERTDATE Converts format of alphanumeric date.
  • CONVERTDATE_NUMERIC Converts format of numeric date.

Valid Date Formats for LANSA

Input Parameters


No Type Req/ Opt Description Min Len Max Len Min Dec Max Dec
1 A Req Date that is to be converted 1 20
2 A Req Format of date to be converted 1 1
3 A Req Format required of date in return value 1 1

Output Parameters


No Type Req/ Opt Description Min Len Max Len Min Dec Max Dec
1 A Req Returned converted date 1 20
2 A Opt Return code (Y or N) for successful conversion 1 1

Sample code for LANSA Built-In Function CONVERTDATE

Convert a date field #MDY in date format MMDDYY (F) to date format YYYYMMDD (J) in field #YYMD:
USE        BUILTIN(CONVERTDATE) WITH_ARGS(#MDY F J) TO_GET(#YYMD)

Sample code for LANSA Built-In Function CONVERTDATE_NUMERIC

Convert a date field #MDY in date format MMDDYY (F) to date format YYYYMMDD (J) in field #YYMD:
USE        BUILTIN(CONVERTDATE_NUMERIC) WITH_ARGS(#MDY F J) TO_GET(#YYMD)

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