RE: Current century not being picked up

AIX 4.3 - 6.04UC2 4GL does not support DBCENTURY. > ---------- > From: Reinhard Habichtsberg[SMTP:Reinhard.Habichtsberg@unilux.de] > Reply To: Reinhard Habichtsberg > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 8:30 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Current century not being picked up > > You have to set DBCENTURY to "C" which means closest. > You can do it for each user session, or if using windozs clients with > setnet32 utility. > > Also you can set it before the IDS server starts e.g. in an init script. > > AFAIK the version of the frontends is unimportant. The version of the > IDS is critical. Unfortunately I don't know the lowest version number of > IDS > which supports DBCENTURY > > HTH > Reinhard > > <deeky@my-deja.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: > 84t0nd$4sg$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > > Hi all, > > > > We are running IDS 7.24-UC5.8 of IDS and 6.04 UC2 of 4GL and SQL. > > We are also running AIX 4.3.3.1 which has passed the IBM "fixcheck" Y@K > > test fine. > > > > Our problem is when we enter a 2 digit date "00" it is converted to > > "1900". I know using 4 digit dates is the answer, but unfortunatly the > > third party application allows for the entry of 2-digit dates. > > > > From what I have readon DBCENTURY I will need to upgrade SQL and 4GL to > > 7.2X in order to use DBCENTURY functionality. However, I was lead to > > believe that the current versions of these products are supposed to use > > the current cenrtury for year expansion as a default. This does not > > explain why if my system date is correct and my O/S is Y2K, how come > > "00" converts to "1900"? > > > > Any thoughts on my situation? > > > > TIA > > > > Derrick > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > >