Re: Storing dates - revisted...

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for testing this out for me Booth <BG> !!!

But just WAIT to see which of them is the first to say something in fhe first 
few days of 00 :-) !

Thanks,

Chuck

boothm@ibm.net wrote:

> 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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