What are OConv () and Iconv () functions and where are they used? 

IConv() - Converts a string to an internal storage format
OConv() - Converts an expression to an output format.
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sekr  

  • Member Since Dec-2005 | Jan 30th, 2006

iconv is used to convert the date into into internal format i.e only datastage can understand

example :- date comming in mm/dd/yyyy format

datasatge will conver this ur date into some number like :- 740

u can use this 740 in derive in ur own format by using oconv.

suppose u want to change mm/dd/yyyy  to dd/mm/yyyy

now u will use iconv and oconv.

ocnv(iconv(datecommingfromi/pstring,SOMEXYZ(seein help which is iconvformat),defineoconvformat))

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sekr

  • Jan 30th, 2006
 

iconv is used to convert the date into into internal format i.e only datastage can understand

example :- date comming in mm/dd/yyyy format

datasatge will conver this ur date into some number like :- 740

u can use this 740 in derive in ur own format by using oconv.

suppose u want to change mm/dd/yyyy  to dd/mm/yyyy

now u will use iconv and oconv.

ocnv(iconv(datecommingfromi/pstring,SOMEXYZ(seein help which is iconvformat),defineoconvformat))

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