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Re: Problem solved, Re: Sorting DSPOBJD outfile by ascending date

I wasn't commenting on the use of the flag in this particular outfile Rob - I was responding to Vern's (?) comment about the format having been around forever.


Jon Paris

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On Jun 25, 2010, at 3:32 PM, midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Look at the file layouts. The date field is a 6 byte character field and
the century field is a second 1 byte character field. So you don't even
get the benefit of a packed number. Besides, any sane person would have
stored a packed 7 digit date as CYYMMDD.


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