PowerBuilder Date Presentation
On 29 July 1998, James Woodger gave a presentation to the Toronto PowerBuilder User Group on International and Year 2000 Considerations for PowerBuilder Dates.
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The Presentation Outline is given below:
1. PowerBuilder Background
Overview of existing PowerBuilder Date Capabilities:
- edit/display format behaviour and idiosyncrasies
- default Y2K handling
- how the Windows date format is used
2. User Considerations
The choices that the developers and users should consider when determining appropriate date settings:
- single application-defined format vs. variable user-defined format
- Y2K considerations
- PFC options
3. Date Solutions
No one solution will fit all situations. Review:
- simple date solutions (how and when they can be made to work)
- a comprehensive (and more complex) date solution
4. Year 2000 Considerations
- Do’s, Don’ts and If-you-Must’s for Year 2000
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