Re: How to use date mask 'dd-MON-rr'?

From: Alan D. Mills <alanmNOSPAM_at_uk.europe.mcd.mot.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:47:52 +0100
Message-ID: <6p7bds$2pa$1@schbbs.mot.com>

I agree absolutely.

I think that the RR date format was introduced purely as a very quick mechanism of fixing a bunch of existing code.

I personally recommend the use of four digits for all year input in any new system.

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Alan D. Mills

meyer_b_at_my-dejanews.com wrote in message <6p75tu$ci7$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>In article <6p52tn$i2n$1_at_pascal.a2000.nl>,
>Until users truly understand what's going on, I believe the only sure way
to
>avoid Y2K problems is to force them to enter the exact year they mean.
I've
>done this on the last few systems I've worked on, and the users, though
>initially surprised, understood and agreed once I explained it to them.
Received on Thu Jul 23 1998 - 07:47:52 CDT