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Sivagurunathan Jagadeesan
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I am working on Enterprise COBOL. I would like to know if there is any COBOL Function which I can add/subtract variables that hold Time (HH:MM:SS) of the day.
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
I'm not aware of "time arithmetic" in COBOL directly.
Check out this from another source:
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DB2 provides the capability to add and subtract DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP columns. Keep in mind the following rules:
-both operands must be of the same data type (ie, both dates or both times)
Example: CURRENT DATE - 1 MONTH or CURRENT DATE + 1 DAY
-if one operand is a timestamp, the other operand can be a time or a date, but not a timestamp.
Example: TIMESTAMP + 1 DAY or TIMESTAMP - 24 HOURS
-date durations are expressed as DECIMAL(8,0). The valid date durations are:
DAY, MONTH, and YEAR and their plural equivalents.
-time durations are expressed as DECIMAL(6,0). The valid time durations are:
HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND, and MICROSECOND and their plural equivalents.
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Several places i've been, there was a callable routine that provided time addition and subtraction. You might write your own if DB2 will not meet your requirement. |
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Sivagurunathan Jagadeesan
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Hi,
Thanks a lot, DB2 would best suit me, when there is no Intrinsic function in COBOL.
Thanks,
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dick scherrer
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You're welcome  |
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