How to Convert a string function to date function by using
only sequential file stage with out using other stages ?

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How to Convert a string function to date function by using only sequential file stage with out usin..

Answer / venkatesh

1) Open the Sequential file stage properties.
2) Go to Format > Type Default > Date > Format String.
3) Type the format of the string in which the source date is
coming. For ex. For 20101201 - Type %yyyy%mm%dd.
4) Go to Column tab, Chose SQl Type as Date.
Now, try to view data. YOu should be able to see date as
2010-12-01.

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How to Convert a string function to date function by using only sequential file stage with out usin..

Answer / p.n.chowdary

I think this is not posible......
But we can load date in sequenatial file stage.

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How to Convert a string function to date function by using only sequential file stage with out usin..

Answer / sneha

Hi ,

In seq stage , in format tab , there is option where we can define format for date . Then we can read date data with date datatype .

correct me , if I am wrong

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How to Convert a string function to date function by using only sequential file stage with out usin..

Answer / saidarao

by using transformer stage
in functions one option like-string 2 date ,we can possible.

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How to Convert a string function to date function by using only sequential file stage with out usin..

Answer / ramesh

Datastage contains so many inbuilt functions...
simply we use this type conversion like this
StringToDate(file1.Date1,"%mm/%dd/%yyyy");

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