RE: Date *HIVAL was Urgent!!! NULLS & ZEROS

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A couple I can think of off the top of my head.

1. performace
2. no "zero-date" (*LOVAL doesn't count...)

There are more, but since I don't use them, I don't know them all.  I've
never heard more people have problems with something than the date data
type.  Well, maybe the SMTP server...  ;)

If you want to use em, fine.  I don't.  Nothing wrong with numeric dates.
Why create a new data type?  It doesn't make it any more Y2K compilant.  The
only GOOD thing i have found is you can move them right into a 10 character
text field and they will be displayed nicely.  But, with a move (two max) I
can do that with a numeric data type as well.  

Bradley V. Stone
BVS/Tools - www.bvstools.com
Netshare400 - www.netshare400.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Langston [mailto:jlangston@conexfreight.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 4:56 PM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Date *HIVAL was Urgent!!! NULLS & ZEROS
> 
> 
> Curious, what problems?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Langston
> 
> "Stone, Brad V (TC)" wrote:
> 
> > I am thinking exactly the opposite.  Too many problems with 
> Date formats.  I
> > prefer numeric CCYYMMDD.  TEST(d) will do wonders in your 
> code for checking
> > for invalid dates.
> 
> <SNIP>
> 
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