Odd PH VAX Code

[Rohde Dirk (Van)]

I'm not sure what manual you're looking at, but my version 7.23
PowerHouse for Unix Reference Manual shows the DATE function only
accepting one parameter - the number of days to be converted.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	arthur kogan [SMTP:akogan@westpac.com.au]
> Sent:	Thursday, August 06, 1998 4:37 PM
> To:	MattO1@aol.com
> Cc:	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject:	Re: Odd PH VAX Code
> 
> Matt, you fool, have a look at the syntax of date function in the QTP
> manual, it does
> accept 2 parameters.
> 
> Still... not really sure what *4I does, looks like some sort of a
> comment.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Arthur Kogan
> Westpac Financial Services
> Sydney, Australia
> 
> MattO1@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Hey all 8-)
> >
> > I know I'm supposed to be one of the experts on PowerHouse code
> around here,
> > but I'm looking at some code from an existing system and I'm
> baffled.  Here is
> > the code:
> >
> > *4D
> >  ITEM T_INVC_DATE       = DATE(0,T_DATE)
> &
> > *4E
> > *4I
> >  ITEM T_INV_DATE                = DATE(0,T_DATE)
> &
> > *4E
> >         IF RCRD_ID OF DINVC_UDF_REC = "10"
> >
> > Two things that puzzle me.  What the heck are the *4D and *4E lines?
> And
> > where did that DATE function come from?  I don't recall seeing a
> "(0," in
> > there before. The client is operating on a VAX.
> >
> > Has it been that long since I've worked regularly with PowerHouse?
> LOL
> > (Uhhh don't answer that last question.  It was rhetorical ;-))
> > Matt 8-)
> >
> > Matt Ohmes
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