>I am trying to fire SPT to change a date field in an iSeries(AS400) file but I get an error that the date time syntax is wrong.
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>LOCAL p1
>p1 = "04/07/2009 06:38:18 PM"
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>teststring = "Update" +;
>" webprddt7.drawmfai Set datstmp = '" + p1 + "' Where recseq = 81478"
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Did you try using parameter approach?

LOCAL p1
p1 = datetime(2009,4,7,18,38,18) &&  "04/07/2009 06:38:18 PM"

teststring = "Update" +;
" webprddt7.drawmfai Set datstmp =?m.p1 Where recseq = 81478"