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How to subtract a constant from a date

Postby coollearner » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:45 pm

I have a file with dates(mm-dd-yyyy)
e.g.,
02-04-2011
03-09-2010
05-07-1999

I want to subtract 999 from all these dates.
Please let me know how to do this.

Thanks In advance
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Re: How to subtract a constant from a date

Postby Frank Yaeger » Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:43 pm

What does 999 represent? Days, months, years, something else?

Show your expected output.

Give the RECFM and LRECL of the input file.

Also, run this job and show the //SYSOUT messages you receive, so I can see what level you're at:

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//S1    EXEC  PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT    DD  SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD *
RECORD
//SORTOUT DD DUMMY
//SYSIN    DD    *
    OPTION COPY
/*
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