RE: L-date fields

[Bob Cozzi <BobCozzi@xxxxxxx>]

I agree with Jon on this.

But what I've seen is that "entry programs" tend to allow the user to input 
only the 2-digit year, and then instantly convert it to a 4-digit year when 
the cursor leaves the input field.  This seems to be _the way_ users are 
going to expect this to work. I hope the DDS guys are providing something 
like this!!!!!!!

Of course the end-user can always enter the full 4-digit year if they want, 
but the user only has to enter something like this

091197

and the program translates it on the screen, instantly to

09/11/1997

I saw this today in action. It's pretty nice.

Bob Cozzi
Bob@RPGIV.COM
www.rpgiv.com
AS/400 Books:  http://www.rpgiv.com/as400Books.html


On Thursday, September 11, 1997 9:18 AM, Jon Paris - jonp@vnet.ibm.com - 
AS/400 AD [SMTP:jonp@vnet.IBM.COM] wrote:
>  >Display and printer file DDS currently do not support date, time, or
>  >timestamp data types.  You have to define a character or numeric field
>  >onthe sceen and use the MOVE op code to move the date, time, or
>  >timestamp  field from the file to the character or numeric field on the
>  >screen.
>
>
> I prefer to define the date fields in a DS and then use the OVERLAY
> keyword to place the character field over them, thus avoiding the move.
> Of course in many cases the user is not going to want to see a full 4
> digit year on the screen anyway, so a move from the 4 digit year date
> (we are all going to be using full dates aren't we ;-) to the screen
> would be needed anyway.
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