 | Notes Is Year 2000 Ready - But What About Your Notes Applications?
by Andre Guirard
Topic(s): Application Development, Design Methodology
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from THE VIEW, September/October 1998
From its very first release, Notes has had the ability to represent dates with the full year number, including century. Just because Notes is “Year 2000 ready,” however, does not mean you should assume that all your Notes applications will continue to work perfectly when the century number rolls over. After all, it’s quite possible to create Notes applications that contain assumptions about what century it is — or that have columns that are too narrow for a four-digit year date. Although many types of systems do not require a thorough Year 2000 reworking, prudence dictates a quick review of your Notes applications for “century change” issues. In this article, you’ll learn what the common errors are, how to assess Notes applications for risk of Year 2000 problems, how to locate those problems, and how to correct them. |