Arexx: how to use date() with a string?

Hi all,

If I do:
year='2007'
month='01'
day='01'

date(B,year || month || day,S)
=> Invalid argument to function

I tried using a variable where I concat "year" "month" and "day" but it's the same.
Any hint?

@Elwood

Examples:

9.AOS4:> rx "say date('b','20070101', 's')"
733042

9.AOS4:> rx "say date(B,'20070101', S)"
733042

(B and S should be uninitialized, then they default to "B"/"S")

Jack

@Jack

They are uninitialised. And even if I user 's' instead of s it still gives an error.

The script is executed from inside Dopus, I think I'll have to write to CON: to have a better idea of what is going on.

Thanks.

Edit: ok found it. The problem was in another iteration of the loop. Damn, it's so easy to do a mistake when the code seems too obvious.

@Elwood

You're aware that the ARexx Date("B") does not return the correct value? The describtion says days since January 1, 0001 but it actually returns the days since January 1, 0000.

It looks like the bug is still present, date('b','20070101', 's') should be 732676 and not 733042.

@Gazelle

Quote:
rexxsyslib 45.7 (24.9.2007)

- The Date() function with option B returned the number of days since
0000-01-01 instead of 0001-01-01 as documented, fixed. Thanks to
Bernd Gollesch for the report.

- Late Y2K fix: The Date() function with option C always returned the
number of days since 1900-01-01, for dates since 2000-01-01 it now
returns the number of days in the current century as documented.