Re: Date manipulation

From: Richard (riplin_at_Azonic.co.nz)
Date: 12/29/03 

Date: 29 Dec 2003 14:38:59 -0800

"Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote

> But you will notice that the code said:
> DISPLAY 'SIPR702 BEGAN ' FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE (5:2)
> '/' FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE (7:2)
> '/' FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE (1:4)
> ' ' FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE (09:2) hour
> ':' FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE (11:2)
> ':' FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE (13:2).
>
> Saying when a program starts doesn't happen 1000 times a second.

It does if 'SIPR702' is a sub program CALLed for each transaction.
 
> I was under the impression that this gets converted into one call though.

How would the compiler do that ?