Re: Year 2000

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Mark,

In a message dated 97-06-06 06:02:38 EDT, you write:

>  IMHO, since you are changing your DB, use the date data types.  It will
>  make it a lot easier for future projects in several areas, most notably
when
>  using Query or SQL.
>  
>   This also assumes that you will convert your code to RPG IV, since RPG
>  III/400 is not as easy to work w/ the date data types.

Doing a Y2K conversion AND converting to ILE is a bit ambitious, don't you
think?  It was my understanding that there were some performance problems
with the date data types at one point, is this still the case?

Regards!

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@AOL.COM

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