Re: Help!!! Data Merge

Mik Hobbs wrote: > > I only have one suggestion. Don't. > > Leaving dates and times separate makes them much easier to code with and > update through ISQL. So you use an extra few bytes per record, so what. > Ease of maintenance should be the main aim. > > Does anyone else agree / disagree / think I'm talking bollocks ?? I think this post was regarding a particular calculation. But in general terms I agree. Certainly for user input it is a lot less confusing to allow normal date formats and simple time formats. Users stand no chance when faced with getting the full datetime format correct. Now talking of bollocks, now that's a totally different subject..... :-) Cheers, -- Mark. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Mark D. Stock - The West Solutions Group http://www.west.co.za | | The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org | |mailto:marks@west.co.za +------------------------------------------------+ |Tel: +27 11 803 2151 |If it doesn't work... force it! | |Fax: +27 11 803 2189 |If it breaks... it needed replacing anyway! | |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Well, that's how I code anyway! | +------------------------+------------------------------------------------+