Re: About year 2000 rollover

Could someone verify that "DBCENTURY" is an environment varible in 7.12? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheryl Kendricks Internet:cherylk@prod1.jcdc.doleta.gov OR kendric@gwysmtp.jcdc.doleta.gov OR cherylk@spamis.jcdc.doleta.gov DTSI, Inc. Voice: 1-800-598-5008 Database Administrator - DOL Job Corps San Marcos, Texas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Richard Thomas wrote: } } :-) } :-) Hi all. } :-) } :-) =09For starters, let me apologize for my level of english. } :-) } :-) =09I don't understand why Informix Co. don't solve about 2000+ year e= ntry } :-) with "MM/DD/YY" FORMAT. } :-) } :-) =09I work in a software company and have a lot of 4GL programes and i= f we } :-) change the format to "MM/DD/YYY" can be very hard and a inconvenience } :-) entry for our customers. } :-) } :-) =09What about $DBCENTURY ?. } :-) } :-) =09We=B4ve got SE engines Releases S.XX; What release will solve this } :-) problem. ? } :-) } :-) } :-) } :-) =09=09=09=09Any help will be appreciated. } :-) } :-) =09=09=09=09M.Falc=F3. } :-) } :-) } :-) } } Hi Senor Falco, } } Try searching previous posts to this newsgroup (you can do this from } the IIUG web site (http://www.iiug.org)). There was a thread recently- } that said something like a future release of Informix will contain an } environment variable called "DBCENTURY". I think it's 7.12, but I can't } be sure. Someone posted a useful table showing the effects of the } variable depending on whether it was set to closest century, last century } or whatever. } } Hope this helps, } } Richard. }