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There is also a problem on older mainframe systems with the date
September 9, 1999 because the date "9/9/99" was programmed as the
last possible date.
I'd be interested in hearing (offlist) of any concrete examples of this.
While I'm very familiar with "all-nines means end" techniques, *none* of
them I'm familiar with would trap on 9/9/99; they'd trap on 99/99/99.
Pardon me, but until I find a concrete example of this, I'm classifying it
with "Good Times" and "Join the Crew."
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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In God we trust; all others must provide data.
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Opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.
If JCI had an opinion on this, they'd hire someone else to deliver it.
