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Cketha
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Hi,
In DB2 table the date format is mm/dd/yyyy.
While unloading table into file using UNLOAD SHRLEVEL CHANGE can i get date format yyyy-mm-dd ? Can you suggest some option. |
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Phrzby Phil
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The DB2 internal date format is irrelevant to users, and the default output format is yyyy-mm-dd.
When you do a SELECT, do you get mm/dd/yyyy? If so, you must have something set to do so, or your installation must have that as the default setting.
Anyone out there know more than me? |
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stodolas
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| It is possible, although I hope it isn't this way, that the date field isn't really defined as a date, but a CHAR(10) and the programs are taking care of the logic of working with the date in that format. I've seen it before, not taking advantage of native formats because of legacy code they don't want to change... |
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stodolas
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ruodeer
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Yes ,you can .
You can reformat the Date column in the Select clause from 'mm/dd/yyyy' to 'yyyy-mm-dd ' using DB2 builtin func ! |
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Phrzby Phil
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Of course functions can be applied to SELECTed fields, but op implies that the date is coming back mm/dd/yyyy and he wants yyyy-mm-dd.
I would hope that he wouldn't be using a function, then asking how to get it back the standard way. |
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