Re: Year 2000

It would be easier for you, if you maintain a constant CYMD format for the
Date fields. In the RPG you can very well get the 6 digit date by using a
generic routine. In this case you need not worry about the Input format,
you have to just take care of the output format(It's easier to get the of
the Output format by looking at the RPG,DSPF..). ????



At 10:22 AM 6/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
>We are gearing up to do our Year 2000 conversion. What we have decided
>so far is that:
>
> 1) We will be expanding our files to include the 
>century in all date fields; and
> 2) On all screens and reports, we will leave the date as a 6 digit
>representation (unless an exception is absolutely necessary).
>
>We are considering purchasing a tool by Advanced Systems Concepts
>called Century Update, which provides analysis and conversion
>functionality.
>
>Our greatest debate is whether or not to use native dates or to
>go to an 8 digit numeric YYYYMMDD for our file date fields.
>
>Any suggestions, advice, horror stories, etc. would be appreciated.
>Please email me directly if you do not want to publish a reply
>to the mailing list.
>
>TIA,
>
>Susan Durrie
>sed1@earthlink.net
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Best Regards,
Chella Prabhu.


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