Re: DLTOLDSPLF and Y2K

["Henrik Krebs" <hkrebs@xxxxxxxxx>]

No, the fix was not too complicated: Replacing A(6) fields with A(8)
ones, TAATOOL/ADDDAT with a 8-digit utility and doing a CVTDAT
DATE(&SPCEN *CAT &SPDAT) from *CYMD to *YYMD. 

The message was ment mostly as an information. Btw I did a little more
investigation: The customers Y2K test machine had no TAATOOL! I don't
know how they managed to test?

Henrik
http://hkrebs.dk/

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> Fra: Roger Boucher <RBoucher@stanpac.com>
> Til: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Emne: RE: DLTOLDSPLF and Y2K
> Dato: 3. januar 2000 18:33
> 
> I believe there was a known bug with the DLTOLDSPLF command (the one
that
> used to come with the AS/400).  I know it was NOT Y2K ready...
although I
> can't say for sure the same exact bug caused your problem (but it
seems
> likely).  Fixing the bug is very easy and if anyone is having a
problem I
> can offer the fix.
> 
> Roger Boucher
> Standard Pacific Corp.
> rboucher@stanpac.com
> 714-668-4326
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henrik Krebs [mailto:hkrebs@hkrebs.dk]
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 3:16 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: DLTOLDSPLF and Y2K
> 
> 
> Here is a report on my first serious Y2K problem found too late
> (today):
> 
> The V3R1M0 TAA-tool command DLTOLDSPLF will delete (in addition to
all old
> spoolfiles created in 1999) _ALL_ spoolfile (no matter how 'old' or
new)
> created in 2000. The test at my major customer has missed this part,
causing
> serious loss of spoolfiles.
> 
> Pls. note that I am not aware of any problems with the commands with
the
> same name from http://www.taatool.com/ or
http://hkrebs.dk/dltoldsplf.html
> 
> Regards 
> 
> Henrik
> http://hkrebs.dk/

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