Using Word datatype 2

[lespaul]

I found this thread102-861091 where Andrew says:

It (YearOf) returns a Word which can usually be used when an integer is required.

What if I need it to be a string? I'm having real difficulty getting the Word converted into a string.

Basically I need to get the current year and append a day & month to it:

CurrentYear + '0630' = '20070630'

Any suggestions?

thanks!
Leslie

 

[whosrdaddy]

you can use formatdatetime :

Str := FormatDateTime('YYYY0630');

/daddy

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[lespaul]

worked great! (after I added the additional parameter!)

FilterString := FilterString + QuotedStr(FormatDateTime('YYYY0630', Today));

 

[whosrdaddy]

Yeah, sorry, doing this from memory

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[lespaul]

no problem, I knew what you were trying to do....I just didn't know you could do it like that....thanks again!

leslie

 

[Glenn9999]

To go more to the original question, something like IntToStr(Integer(WordValue)) should suffice, I would think.

 

[towerbase]

Glenn, slightly simpler is:

IntToStr( WordValue );

Les, an alternative might be:

FilterString := Format( '%s%d0630', [ FilterString, YearOf(Today) ] );

I am not sure if this is easier to understand / maintain than your version.

Andrew
Hampshire, UK

 

[Glenn9999]

Definitely. Done from memory, and strict-type checking in mind too (been going through some old Turbo Pascal things and having to correct word-integer things).

 

[lespaul]

Thanks Andrew, I like that and can actually understand it too!

Les