>>Hi all,
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>>I have a compound index on the following expression, cnoee+DTOS(dtrans)+cdtrans where cnoee is Employee #, dtrans is date and cdtrans is code. Is there any way I can do descending on dates but acending on the others? Presently I can only think of using a large number to minus DTOS(dtrans). Any other way?
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>>Thanks.
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>Farouk,
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>Try this. 'index on cnoee+STR({12/31/2099}-dtrans)+cdtrans'. Please let me know if this is successful.
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>Good Luck,
>
>Bill Chadbourne
>wchad@ime.net

Instead of hard coding a date, why not just use the DATE() function? You'll never have a transaction dated tomorrow will you?

If not, use Bill's idea like this:

cnoee+STR(DATE()-dtrans)+cdtrans

PS. hey Bill, with that LOOOOONNGG COBOL thread, don't you think we've learned not to make date related assumtions? (eg)