%%$CALCDATE

The %%$CALCDATE function performs date calculations based on a given date. The valid format is

%%$CALCDATE date ± quantity

In this format

• date must be in the format yymmdd
• quantity is a number, or numeric AutoEdit expression, of days to add to or subtract from the date (from 1 through 99999)

Note: %%$CALCDATE operates on Gregorian dates only; Julian dates (such as %%JULDAY) cannot be specified.

Example

DO SET=%%A = %%$CALCDATE %%$RDATE -1

On February 1, 2000

DO SET=%%A = 000131