Re: Dates greater than 2039 -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: Dates greater than 2039
From: Doug Palme <DPalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:24:06 -0500
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Barbara,
Your point is precisely why I raised the issue....however at this point I
have no won the argument :)......give me time though....I will !

From:
Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Date:
05/30/2008 10:18 AM
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Re: Dates greater than 2039

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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