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  • Subject: Re: Y3K or not to Y3K
  • From: "Eric N. Wilson" <doulos1@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 16:42:22 -0800

Booth,

I must assume that you just wanted to stir the pot. How anyone could
conceivably not use date/time/timestamp data types is beyond me! I would say
that it borders on evilness :-)

I for one wish that there were even more data types supported by DB2/400 UDB
what ever they are calling it this week :-) I would love to see and
auto-increment data type (and a smart one at that where it would auto
increment in the key structure above it, for example order detail line
numbers). I applaud IBM for giving us User defined types and User defined
functions. Now where to lay my hands on a V4R4 machine with the C compiler
:-)

Why oh why would anyone go back to a programming practice that has been
rotten since the mid 80s?

Sincerely
Eric
______________________________________________
Eric N. Wilson
President
Doulos Software & Computer Services
2913 N Alder St.
Tacoma WA 98407

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