RE: Turning back QDATE

[Roger Boucher <RBoucher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks VERY much for the URL...

I regret that I can not post the vendor's name, but suffice to say that
in the long ago past those who worked here apparently gave him a good
reason not to give us his code again.  The people involved are long gone
and I don't believe you will ever run across this package anyway.  It is
very specialized for a small niche market in a certain part of the
country.


-----Original Message-----
From: Al Barsa, Jr. [mailto:barsa2@ibm.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 10:24 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Turning back QDATE


At 02:39 PM 3/25/99 -0800, you wrote:

You either don't want to do this on your production box, or you need to
be
prepared to scratch install the box when setting the date back to the
current date from after Y2K.

The IBM URL for this is:

http://www.as400.ibm.com/developer/year2000/y2sysdat.html

Print the page, and go for a long sitdown in the bathroom, because it
will
scare the #$%% out of you.

BTW, what does your software developer to for you in the event of an
emergency when you have to go a hot site, or when you test at a hot
site.
Most software developers will give you a key for limited time testing
(72
hours is typical).  If yours won't, please post the SOB name to this
list
so we know who not to buy  from.

Al - Away in Rochester

>We have just been notified that we need to test some software one of
our
>Texas divisions is using to run their business.  The creator of this
>software will not send us a copy to load on a test box.  We have been
>instructed to test it over a weekend (or series of weekends) by turning
>back the date on the Production AS/400 over in Texas.  I have heard
>through this list such a thing is a very, very not good idea.  Now I I
>need some firm reasons or I will find myself participating in this very
>thing.  ANY help is GREATLY appreciated.
>
>Thanks!!!
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