Date:         Thu, 24 Feb 2000 15:01:40 -0500
Reply-To:     Howard Schreier <Howard_Schreier@ITA.DOC.GOV>
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From:         Howard Schreier <Howard_Schreier@ITA.DOC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Need help converting (mmddyy) string to date?
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And of course make sure that YEARCUTOFF is set to an appropriate value.

From:    Peter Crawford <peter.crawford@DB.COM>

> and add a statement to drop the components

> drop  mm dd yy ;

Antwort an:    ladair@swri.jacads.com

> just use dt_field = mdy(mm, dd, yy);

Maurice Muoneke <maurice.muoneke@TPWD.STATE.TX.US>

> I have date components in three separate fields as mm,  dd, and yy;  I
> would like to create a single date field and get rid of the components.  How do I
> do that.