Re: Date range

..fear that the users cannot understand ..

I found that the users just want it to work, and that it is management
who is unwilling to commit the time & money..

Jim Franz

To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 11:44 AM
Subject: RE: Date range

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.

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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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