RE: Date range

Application should be designed in the most user friendly way.  6 digits
date field is the norm in US ==> Most screens should be designed to only
display/enter in 6 digits format.  There are, of course, some
exceptions.  Birthday, for example, should be designed to require 8
digits date field on the screen.  

All above should only apply to screen design only.  In database, all
date fields should be stored with century in database.

Above are just MHO :)

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DeLong, Eric
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:44 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Date range

IBM has already provided a means to deal with this issue.  All we need
to do is NEVER use six-digit date formats.  However, there are RPG shops
that cling to these unsafe formats because they fear that the users
cannot understand that they need to enter two additional digits on their
date entry fields.  IMO, this is one of the most pathetic demonstrations
of FUD around.  

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Karen L Hodge
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:46 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Date range


You guys must not be considering date-of-birth.
This logic would never work for anyone born before 1940.................

If you were born 12/31/39 and the system would assume that meant
2039...................


Karen Hodge
Senior System Analyst
Genesys Health System
1000 Healthpark Blvd, Grand Blanc, Mi 48439 Office 810.606.5180, Fax
810.606.7204 khodge@xxxxxxxxxxx

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