Re: Looking for ammo

["Jason Rutherford" <jrutherf@xxxxxxxxx>]

Not only is the year 2000 a matter of bits and bytes, those bits and bytes
translate in to how calculations are done.
We have had a program in place where the date field will pickup the year
translated from date to 
text then back to date.  No matter how you format in between, that date
always comes back as the
2 character date format (ala missing Y2K cleanup).  Come year 2000 we are
going to have a program
calculating interest rate payouts from 1920!!!  Unfortunately your 'boss'
has to realize that programs not only
store data in a specific format, but developers write code specific to that
date fromat.  This means everywhere
a date is used code be checked and tested.

I sincerely hope others will help you instill the fear of disaster into him
should he decide to think this is all just
hoopla.  Kudos to you for your wisdom.  May he see the light.

jr
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> From: Lance Van Winter <lvw@computerpackages.com>
> To: Midrange-l@Midrange.com
> Subject: Looking for ammo
> Date: December 19, 1997 2:46 PM
> 
>         My boss feels the year 2000 thing is nothing but hype.  He feels
it
> is nothing more than an issue of a two character field becoming a four
> character field.  I would like to hear from you all some details,
examples,
> etc... of just how complex and serious this issue is.
> 
>         P.S. - the "boss" happens to be my dad so do not rag on him too
much!
> 
>         Thanks,
> 
>         Lance Van Winter
> 
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