Re: Y2K tools for BPCS 5.1

[brad henson <bhenson1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i agree.   what a pain in the butt that would be.  do it right.


Ardi Batmanghelidj wrote:

> 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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