timestamps with dds and rpg

[Iluvtorah]

If you designate a field as being data type Z (timestamp) in the DDS for a
physical file , when does this get activated. The RPG "write" opcode doesn't
seem to do anything? Thanks.

[Kin Ng]

I think you miss understood what timestamp means. Timestamp simply means it
is a field that can store both the time and the date. You still have to put
the correct time and date in it before "write" to the file.

Kin

Iluvtorah wrote in message <19981022172822...@ng04.aol.com>...

[Paul Nicolay]

Hi,

Unless you use a logical without the timestamp field described. However,
you can't read it this way neither, which makes it only valid for external
logging purposes.

Regards,
Paul
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[boo...@ibm.net]

Here is a place one might want to get one's feet wet with triggers. If you do have a field that you want to be a real timestamp, then write a short trigger program (use Pete Hall's example for instance) and set the trigger to fire on the field when ever the conditions are met. Works like a charm and you can add in other stuff like "updated by:". There are considerations, but it is effective.

In <70p211$c3q0$1...@newssvr04-int.news.prodigy.com>, on 10/22/98

at 09:49 PM, "Kin Ng" <KN...@prodigy.net> said:

>I think you miss understood what timestamp means. Timestamp simply means
>it is a field that can store both the time and the date. You still have
>to put the correct time and date in it before "write" to the file.

>Kin

>Iluvtorah wrote in message
><19981022172822...@ng04.aol.com>... >If you designate a field
>as being data type Z (timestamp) in the DDS for a >physical file , when
>does this get activated. The RPG "write" opcode doesn't
>>seem to do anything? Thanks.

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[Iluvtorah]

Thanks!

However, I couldn't get this to work.

[Iluvtorah]

Thanks.

I'm sorry, but I didn't really understand your answer. Would you have time to
put together sample code and e-mail it to me?

Thanks!