Re: -1228 rc from rdefmtdate()???

In article <1994Feb23.175028.17776@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> foxj@moscow.cc.bellcore.com (fox,james p) writes: >We are using rdefmtdate() and rfmtdate() from a C program to >convert dates from character to long integer and back. The >following sample code prints rc=-1228 for each call. The >error message is "Message number not found in message file." >and description relates to 4GL which we are not using. > >Any suggestions, >Thanks, >jim >foxj@cc.bellcore.com > > >/*******************************************************/ >main() >{ > char cdate[11]; > long idate; > int rc; > rc = rdefmtdate(&idate, "mmm.dd.yyyy", "01/01/1994"); > printf("date 01/01/1994 rc=%d, \\n",rc); > rc = rfmtdate(100,"mm/dd/yyyy",cdate); > printf("date <%s> rc=%d, \\n",cdate, rc); > } > rc = rdefmtdate(&idate, "mmm.dd.yyyy", "01/01/1994"); ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NOT A VALID FORMAT STRING! Try "mmm. dd. yyyy" instead and see if that works. rc = rfmtdate(100,"mm/dd/yyyy",cdate); ^^^^^^^^^^ NOT A VALID FORMAT STRING! Try "mm/dd/yy" instead and see if that works. Bob -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Bob Beaulieu (bobb@netcom.com) eztravel@netcom.com * * Tel: 408-978-0808 Fax: 408-978-7024 * * Corporate Travel Services * -------------------------------------------------------------------