>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>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
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>Instead of hard coding a date, why not just use the DATE() function? You'll never have a transaction dated tomorrow will you?
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>If not, use Bill's idea like this:
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>cnoee+STR(DATE()-dtrans)+cdtrans
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>PS. hey Bill, with that LOOOOONNGG COBOL thread, don't you think we've learned not to make date related assumtions? (eg)

i'm sure i won't be around to fix the Y2100 problems...