2K back and forth

[pianoman]

Hi Terry,
I don't know but I will do more testing this weekend to see if a sequence
of dates before and after 2k come out in the right order.  I have to have a
rested brain and clear quiet time to concentrate now that my age is so
advanced. 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: Terry Beckingham <Terry_Beckingham@mbnet.mb.ca>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: 2K back
> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 3:50 PM
> 
> Janmes and Lance,
> 
> Does it really work or is it just reading the first two digits (i.e. 20)
and
> is actually seeing the year 1920? To check this out you would have to see
> what day of the week that particular date is in the year 2000. 
> 
> Terry Beckingham
> 
> 
> At 02:45 PM 6/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >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.
> >
> >----------
> >> 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
> >> 
> >> ----------
> >> > 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.
> >
> >