Re: Specifying dates in DDS

[John Carr <74711.77@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Message text written by INTERNET:MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>>
>> Dave, think about taking another look at L date.
>>
>> After Carr and a few others beat on me a while back about dates, I
decided
>> I'd better listen to the best in the business, or unsubscribe.  I have
to
>> admit that the re-think changed my mind.  L date works.
>>

>Yes I know L date works and I use it all the time from the time IBM
introduced
>it.  But I prefer to store them as CCYYMMDD which gives me some
flexibility.
>What I would like IBM to do is offer the L date in display files.  Also I
wish
>they allowed the system date (the DATE keyword) in DDS display to sport
the
>Y2K format.  But lowly V3R2 people like us cant get what the lordy V4R2
does !<>
>SNIP<
>Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net

Dave
What are you running a B10 ?   Just kidding.   Are you strategically
designing your data base and 
systems for the year 2005 and beyond by targeting V3R2 ????       We took
the approach of designing the data base for the future.      Programs can
be insulated / softcoded / enhanced / evolved.
                                            Data Bases will live with you
for ever.

If your dates were L types,   We are / You would, be  ready for the
(already available) V4R2  Display 
file & Printer file support.    Next year when we get V4R2,  ALL OF OUR
FILES will be ready for the 
Display/Printer support.

John Carr


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