Re: Storing dates - revisted...

[boothm@xxxxxxx]

Initially I tried putting mm/dd/yyyy on user screens.  

The users rebelled.  I mean, they rebelled.  I was not allowed near the coffee 
pot, the pretty girls scowled at me, and the guys pointed their fingers and 
laughed.  When I mentioned about them not being quite smart enough to seee that 
/00 was really 2000... well, let us just say that wasn't my finest hour.

Based upon that humiliation, I'd recommend everyone get their own yyyymmdd --> 
mmddyy --> yyyymmdd conversion algorithim.   Or use L-date.


In <3608E6DA.44C7699A@IQUEST.NET>, on 09/23/98 
   at 08:17 AM, Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET> said:


>I am even using an edit word to edit MMDDYYYY to MM/D/YYYY for the screen
>display !

>Which brings up ANOTHER point - what are people doing about the actual
>"output" ?

>Including the WHOLE date (i.e. 09/23/1998) or sticking with the "norm"
>(09/23/98) ?

>I wasn't sure what the thoughts were on if 01/10/00 is going to confuse
>users, where 01/01/2000 would be clearer ??

>TO THE BOOKS !!!!

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