Re: Storing dates - revisted...

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

BUT, then don't we get into that "what/when" does the "century" actually 
change... :-)

Rob Berendt wrote:

> Terminology suggests that CYYMMDD is the dreaded IBM fashioned seven digit 
>date.  CCYYMMDD is the 4 digit year.  A single C indicates a century 
>indicator:  0 for 1900, 1 for 2000.  Two CC indicates the actual century:  
>..., 19, 20 or beyond.
>
> CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET on 09/23/98 09:23:21 AM
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>
> Hi Dean !
>
> Your saying "CCYYMMDD"; what is in the CC part ? 19, 20, etc. or like IBM, 0 
>or 1
> ?
>
> Thanks 1
>
> Chuck
>
> DAsmussen@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Chuck,
> >
> > In a message dated 98-09-21 13:41:01 EDT, you write:
> >
> > > You can change all of your old date storage in files from YY/MM/DD to
> > >  YYYY/MM/DD. Is that what folks are doing ?
> >
> > One vote for CCYYMMDD...
> >
> > Regards!
> >
> > Dean Asmussen
> > Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> > Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
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> >
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