RE: Why RPG IV ....

["Booth Martin" <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Users like 2-digits, and in the end they are our consumers.  Yes, 2-digits
has limitations, but the limitations are slight compared to the advantages
to the text-based user. 
 
imho

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Booth Martin
http://www.martinvt.com
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Date: 01/28/05 15:46:54
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Why RPG IV ....
 
  >> If I move a *ISO *loval to *MDY field I would expect a *MDY *loval of
01/01/40 from 0001-01-01.
 
In which case it would be impossible to ever move a birth date of 1/1/40 to
a four digit date field!  Since you would have to have the same rule in
reverse.
 
We screwed ourselves when we first started using 2 digit representations!
 
Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com
 
 
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