Accept from date still returns a six character date. Use post 85
function current-date as in
"move function current-date to ws-current-date."

John Zoltak
North American Mfg Co

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curt Brimacomb [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 1998 11:44 AM
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> Subject:      [HP3000-L] Cobol
>
> Hello,
>
> I think I saw some discussion about this last week, but never paid
> attention
> to it.  Now I have to supply an answer to a programmer.
>
> In Cobol, the accept date command, does that change to YYYYMMDD after
> a
> certain MPE/iX powerpatch version.  Or does it always stay YYMMDD and
> you
> have to use a different command in Cobol to get YYYYMMDD?
>
> TIA
>
> Curt Brimacomb
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