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ADD_DAYS Function—Add Days to a Date

Use the ADD_DAYS function to add a number of days to a given date, giving a resultant date. FROM_DATE is four-bytes, packed, CA 1 internal date; DAYS is four-bytes packed; and RESULT_DATE is four-bytes, packed, CA 1 internal date.

DEF FROM_DATE      (P 7.0) = NONE 'FROM' 'DATE'
DEF DAYS           (P 7.0) = NONE 'DAYS' 'ADDED'
DEF RESULT_DATE    (P 7.0) = NONE 'RESULT' 'DATE'
DEF FUNCTION        (X 80) = NONE

SET FUNCTION  = 'ADD_DAYS'
SET FROM_DATE = EXPDT
SET DAYS      = 7

CALL CTSEDATE USING FUNCTION
                    FROM_DATE
                    DAYS
                    RESULT_DATE