Re: validity checking on date input fields -- MIDRANGE-L

��<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=unicode" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3401" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I've been doing Y2k for the past 2 years.  I've found that handling the date validation within the rpg program is what works best for me.  My dates are *iso in the files and I move them to a 8,0 *usa format screen field. As soon as the user hits enter I check for *zeros or '01/01/0001' then do a TEST(D) on anything else. If a valid date has not been entered I return them to the screen, highlight the field on the screen and send them a 'Please enter a valid date' message.  I have found that I have more control over the appearance of the date fields on the screen and also give the user the opportunity to cancel if they want by using 8,0.  Using a true date field in a display will not let the user out of the screen until a valid date is entered.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sherry McMahon</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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