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Workspace IBM i
Categories Languages - CL (Control Language)
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 15, 2017

RELATED IDEAS

Command CVTDAT crash for dates after May 09 2071

Any dates after May 09 2071, regardles of the date format are not accepted in CVTDAT command.


Use Case:

(V6R1)

DCL VAR(&DATE1) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(8) +
VALUE('20710510')
DCL VAR(&DATE2) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
CVTDAT DATE(&DATE1) TOVAR(&DATE2) FROMFMT(*YYMD) +
TOFMT(*MDYY) TOSEP(*NONE)

Message ID . . . . . . : CPF0557 Severity . . . . . . . : 40
Message type . . . . . : Escape
Date sent . . . . . . : 15/06/17 Time sent . . . . . . : 08:44:37

Message . . . . : Date outside allowed range.
Cause . . . . . : If either the to-format or the from-format for the
conversion use a 2-digit year, the date must be in the range of January 1,
1940, to December 31, 2039. Otherwise, the date must be in the range of
August 24, 1928, to May 9, 2071.
Recovery . . . : Specify a date in the allowed range.


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 7, 2024
    IBM believes that the solution for the Idea described is available with PTFs for 7.4 and 7.5.

    For date formats with a 4-digit year such as *YYMD, the command will support dates for all years 0001 - 9999 (0001-01-01 - 9999-12-31).

    For the *CYMD date format, the command will support dates for all years 1900 - 2899 (000-01-01 - 999-12-31).

    PTFs:
    7.4 5770SS1 SJ00280
    7.5 5770SS1 SJ00589

    -IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 30, 2021

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Languages - CL (Control Language)
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Application Development
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 29, 2021

    IBM agrees with the request and a solution appears to be desirable and feasible. IBM intends to provide a solution. However, IBM's plans may change and no commitment is made that a solution will be provided.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 25, 2020

    IBM understands this request and will look into delivering in a future release

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