The following SQL is an example of how to convert a date such as 17041967 to 170467
create table myfile as ( SELECT ACCOUNTNR, datedmcy INTEGER((substr(digits(datedmcy), 1, 2) CONCAT substr(digits(datedmcy), 3, 2) CONCAT substr(digits(datedmcy), 7, 2))) as datedmy FROM account ) with data