RE: Specifying Dates in DDS

[<BVStone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The first way, doing opnqryf's is a real bear.  I prefer 8 digit
numeric, year month day.  

Bradley V. Stone        
bvstone@taylorcorp.com
http://prairie.lakes.com/~bvstone/
"Seinfeld's van!  SEINFELD'S VAN!"

        ----Original Message-----
        From:   neil.williams@pocruises.com
[SMTP:neil.williams@pocruises.com]
        Sent:   Tuesday, March 10, 1998 6:24 AM
        To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
        Subject:        Specifying Dates in DDS

             
             I have always believed that the best and most efficient way
(from a 
             retrieval and manipulation point of view) to store dates in
a physical 
             file is in the format 
             
             A          CC    2S 0
             A          YY    2S 0
             A          MM    2S 0
             A          DD    2S 0
             
             I've been asked to consider using;
             
             A          DAT   8D 
             
             Now I'm an old stick in the mud with tunnel vision, so can
anyone tell 
             me the pros and cons of both methods so that I can make an
informed 
             decision on this ?
             
             Neil Holley-Williams
             Southampton, UK
              
             
               
             
                           

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