Re: Y2K tools for BPCS 5.1

["Ardi Batmanghelidj" <ardibatman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glenn

With several years in the business and one huge Y2K project under my belt, I 
can not understand why anyone would populate their database with false 
representation of dates. Updating the dates with -28 years locks you into 
perpetual date manipulation in all new programs, external file transfers, 
SQL, Query, Excel ETC, ETC.

If the argument is speed of remediation, there are tools which insert 
programming right before a date representation on screens and reports which 
take the date from CYMD to MDY or DMY. They also do the reverse when 
comparing file and screen values or updating screen values into the file. 
What is the difference between this and having code inserted into every 
program which adds and subtracts 28 years to every date field in a record. 
As a bonus, dates in the files will contain real values.

My experience is with 405CD in a heavily modified installation with over 
3000 programs. I do not have experience with +/- 28. Have I missed the 
concept?

I would appreciate any feedback and dialogue.

Ardi


>From: Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@att.net>
>Reply-To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
>To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
>CC: MKLBOURDIN@wanadoo.fr (Michael BOURDIN)
>Subject: Re: Y2K tools for BPCS 5.1
>Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:52:01 -0400
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