Converting a character to num

[dcutaia]

If I have a character parm. How do I switch it to a numeric? For example I have a POSTDATE PARM which is a character field and I want to convert it to a numeric for calculations what is the best method to do this?

Thanks,

DAC

[FaStOnE]

Re: Converting a character to num

Check out the following:

Using the %Dec Function

[MdnghtPgmr]

Re: Converting a character to num

dcutaia,

There are a number of ways to do this. You could use the %INT() BIF. You could use a data structure. Since it is a date I would use the %DATE BIF. That way all the date math is much easier.

HTH,
MdnghtPgmr