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sarvan · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:47 am Post subject: Date and Time

I just extracted the date and time from Mainframe program it shows the following data, 20061228003376316554480. Here first 4 characters denotes the year, next 2 month, next 2 day. Remaining 15 char denotes the time. I tried to display the system time to know about its structure but the system output shows in the following format as 11233489 where every 2 chars represent Hrs,Mts,Sec,MilliSec respetively. I am confused about this two different representation.

I want to compare the system time with this extracted time from mainframe but i am unable to do it, as both are in different format. Please advice me.
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vkphani · Intermediate Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 483 Topics: 48

sarvan,
Check the below link for explanation on CURRENT-DATE.
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/igy3lr10/7.1.9?
If you wanna compare this time with extracted time, you can arrange your extracted time as per the fields in CURRENT-DATE.

sarvan · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:10 am Post subject:

Thanks for your immediate response.
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semigeezer · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:08 pm Post subject:

That format doesn't match the format that was listed in the current date documentation that vkphani referenced. How did you get that date? What language are you using?
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sarvan · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:42 pm Post subject:

I am using COBOL. I displayed only the system time,11233489 is the time and not the full date and time format.
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semigeezer · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:05 am Post subject:

I meant the 20061228003376316554480 format.
Where did that come from?
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sarvan · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:50 am Post subject:

I took that from VSAM files. 2006.12.28.003376316554480 every dot(.) represents end of field. The date and time are given in CICS region. I found that the time is declared as s9(15), so the " 003376316554480" represents absolute time in CICS region. Can anyone explain me about this
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Terry_Heinze · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

You failed to mention anything about a VSAM file in your original post.
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kolusu · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject:

sarvan · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject:

Thank you kolusu. I will check this and let u know.
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sarvan · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:13 am Post subject:

Is there any way to convert the system date and time in to absolute time. I need to do this in Batch program. Kolusu has given in CICS language but i am creating a batch program.
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sarvan · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:27 am Post subject:

I just want to refine my queries.

DATE-YR PIC X(04).
DATE-MO PIC X(02).
DATE-DY PIC X(02).
ABS-TIME PIC S9(15).
this is my layout for the VSAM file. I have generated a flatfile for the same.
The sample data for this is,
2003.12.08. 003279895320330

I am writing a COBOL program where i want to compare this data with the system date and time in COBOL. For this i have to convert the system date and time (2008010107090136) in to this absolute time.
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sarvan · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:30 am Post subject: