2K back

[pianoman]

Hi Lance,
I really don't care how it works, just so that it works.
Thanks,
 James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
Piano Service and Piano Periperals
pianoman@inlink.com            May I listen as well as I hear.

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> From: Lance Lafargue <lafargue@iamerica.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: 2K
> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 9:47 AM
> 
> James,
> The computer is reading the two digits as greater than/less than.  00 is
> less than 98.........so, 2000 is greater than 98 and it works, you'll be
> able to do searches,etc.  For most programs/software, though, the
computer
> is reading in two digits, and there is no way around it.  
> Lance Lafargue, RPT
> New Orleans Chapter
> Covington, LA.
> lafargue@iamerica.net
> 
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> > From: pianoman <pianoman@inlink.com>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: 2K
> > Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 8:16 PM
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > After playing with my PFS:First Choice data base which I have used
since
> > the late '80's I think I found away around the 2000 problem.  Right now
I
> > enter the date in the format of 06/22/98.  If you try 06/22/00 it will
> not
> > accept it.  However if you do 06/22/2000 it will accept it for some
> reason.
> >  I typed in several future dates beyond 2000 and it retrieved them both
> in
> > a search and in a report form.  Maybe this is a way out.  Anyone else
> tried
> > this way?
> > James Grebe
> > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
> > Piano Service and Piano Periperals
> > pianoman@inlink.com            May I listen as well as I hear.