Problem with dates.

[Deskin, Bob]

When you say ######## exactly what do you mean. Is this a display value
or the actual value on file? How did you determine the value? 

Bob Deskin              
Senior Product Advisor  bob.deskin@cognos.com
Cognos Inc.             (613) 738-1338 ext 4205 FAX: (613) 228-3149
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA


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> From: 	COLIN GLASS[SMTP:cglass@mlcc.mb.ca]
> Sent: 	Thursday, June 04, 1998 11:14 AM
> To: 	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Cc: 	cgingera@mlcc.mb.ca; kbraun@mlcc.mb.ca
> Subject: 	Problem with dates.
> 
> We are running PowerHouse 7.29 on the MPE/iX operating system
> (HP3000).  We converted this system to be year 2000 compliant.  We
> have
> two identical files, one with current info and one with historical
> info.  A
> date variable is part of the key for each file.
> 
> When running a QTP to transfer the information from the current file
> to
> the history file, the date on the history file becomes ########.  The
> date is
> OK on the current file though.
> 
> We have checked the dictionary to ensure that the field is a size 8,
> and it is. 
> Checked the QTP when it was recompiled with the dictionary changes for
> Y2K, and there were no errors.
> 
> My question is why this is occurring and how can we fix it?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Colin Glass
> Manitoba Liquor Control Commission
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