Thanks: Date Simulators

[Roger Boucher <RBoucher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to those who responded with information regarding the use of date
simulators.  Since I unfortunately didn't get any of the replies until
after I had left for our remote division... the testing plans were
written to incorporate the use of Simdate.  After work today I imagine I
will be spending the evening researching the archives at Midrange (as
someone suggested) to try and determine what the "holes" are that some
have been mentioned regarding the use of date simulators.

Thanks again.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Boucher 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 10:37 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Date Simulators
> 
> Please... HELP!! 
> 
> I have been working the last few days on reviewing the "IBM Y2K
> Testing and the AS/400 System Date" document and analyzing the
> potential ramifications for our testing effort.  This effort has been
> a result of a decision by our company to test the uncommon software
> used by one of our remote divisions... right smack dab on the
> Production AS/400... by setting the system date forward (and then back
> again after testing).  A decision has been handed down today to scrap
> that effort (thank goodness) and IMMEDIATELY get a date simulator to
> assist in our testing effort.
> 
> I have seen many posts regarding these products in the past, but have
> not kept the information due to our companies lack of desire to spend
> any time looking into this as a viable option.  Now I find myself in a
> position in which I need to collect as much information about date
> simulator products as possible... as fast as possible.  I am leaving
> today for this remote division to put together a test plan and
> needless to say I hope to be armed with at least a bit of knowledge.
> 
> Sorry for the long intro... but I would be tremendously grateful if
> anyone could provide some feedback as to the effectiveness and dangers
> of the use of date simulators for Y2K testing... and perhaps relate
> any experiences (good or bad) with any of these products.
> 
> Now I am off to the web to download Simdate and start setting it up as
> requested by the higher ups.
> 
> Thank you a hundred times over for any information provided...
> And then thank you a hundred times more!
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