>>>>>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.
>>>>
>>>>Farouk,
>>>>
>>>>Try this. 'index on cnoee+STR({12/31/2099}-dtrans)+cdtrans'. Please let me know if this is successful.
>>>>
>>>>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)
>>
>>i'm sure i won't be around to fix the Y2100 problems...
>
>Spoken like a true COBOL programmer ;) I know, I used to be one.

actually, i've never done anything in cobol. in college, most everyone took cobol so they could assure themselves a job when they graduated. i thought i'd rather starve than suffer through that.