RE: Check date value in 4gl

--- Watson Paul <Paul.Watson@fefc.ac.uk> > wrote: >> Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> >> > From: "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> >> > >From: steveFarris <nlymbo@mindspring.com> >> > >>How can i check the date value to make sure the user >> entered something >> > >>into a form. For instance, the following does not work... >> > >> >> > >>input by name d1 >> > >>after field d1 >> > >> if (length(d1) == 0) then >> > >> > What the heck is (length(d1) == 0) anyway? This isn't a C >> compiler, you >> > know! >> > >> > <Drum roll, please, maestro!> >> > >> > RTFM!! >> > >> > (How was that, Jonathan? :0) >> >> Very good. Now go and do as you advised Steve, and read >> the manual (version 7.3 edition, please!). Then report >> the omission of the '==' operator to the doc@informix.com >> alias, as documented in TFM you're going to R. :-) >> > >ROFL:-)))) > >BTW can you rename a database :-) Yes you can. But it won't respond when you call until it gets used to the new name.... == Maintainer of the procrastinator's FAQ. Well, maybe tomorrow I will be. _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net