Re: L-date fields

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Booth,

In a message dated 97-09-13 13:24:49 EDT, you write:

> Wouldn't a d-o-b field be considered "strictly necessary" for a 4-digit
>  year on the screen?  as well as any fields relating to property deeds and
>  transfers, historical references, obvious on-screen sorting fields and
>  filters, and query usage?  It's reasonable to expect a user to understand
>  the appearance of 4-digit years in those cases.  While most dates will
>  easily be contained in the 100-year window we now have available, if there
>  is any doubt about a field then it should have 4-digit displays on the
>  screen.

I've been watching this thread, and I agree.  I'll go back to my "right tool
for the right job" stance, and say that sometimes eight digit dates are
required.  Where possible, however, the user should only have to enter six.
 I know a guy that got eaten alive by his users for adding a SINGLE keystroke
to a data entry screen...

IMHO,

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

"Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all." -- John F. Kennedy
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