Re: Dates greater than 2039 -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: Dates greater than 2039
From: Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:59:38 -0400
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Jim Franz wrote:

<At the time they are entering the data, there is no question

about what "08" means...

I would totally agree, with one exception - birth dates, like in a census app.

Absolutely, I agree. If Doug's data-entry folks are entering dates that could be ambiguous, it seems like he has an argument that far outweighs their comfort level.

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Re: Dates greater than 2039 , Doug Palme

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