Re: Date range

["Mark Allen" <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx>]

Then theres those of us who have a "package" where there are:

1.  True Date fields
2.   6 digit date fields (2 Flavors)
     a.  YYMMDD
     b.  MMDDYY
3.  7 digit date fields (1st pos=1 then 2000 1st pos=0 then 1900)
4.  4 seperate fields (again 2 Flavors)
    a. C, YY, MM, DD
    b. CC,YY,MM,DD

and joy of joys there are files that have ALL 4 (6 if you count the flavors)
depending on the date field..................



On 12/7/06, DeLong, Eric <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> IBM has already provided a means to deal with this issue.  All we need to
> do is NEVER use six-digit date formats.  However, there are RPG shops that
> cling to these unsafe formats because they fear that the users cannot
> understand that they need to enter two additional digits on their date entry
> fields.  IMO, this is one of the most pathetic demonstrations of FUD around.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Karen L Hodge
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:46 AM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Date range
>
>
> You guys must not be considering date-of-birth.
> This logic would never work for anyone born before 1940.................
>
> If you were born 12/31/39 and the system would assume that meant
> 2039...................
>
>
> Karen Hodge
> Senior System Analyst
> Genesys Health System
> 1000 Healthpark Blvd, Grand Blanc, Mi 48439
> Office 810.606.5180, Fax 810.606.7204
> khodge@xxxxxxxxxxx
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