On 4/11/01 4:52 PM, "Harry (lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> on 4/11/01 12:35 PM, David Cortright at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> If the OS can't handle dates past 2040, it make's no difference whether or
>> not any software running on that OS can handle it. IMHO.
>
> The *OS* can handle dates past 2040, the 'Date & Time' control panel stops
> at that date. I'm sure by 2040 Apple will have released an update to that
> control panel.
>
> The underlying OS and hardware can handle dates to 29,940 AD, and so can any
> application that uses the Macintosh Date & Time function calls. Why a
> particular MS apps doesn't, while not exceptionally surprising, certainly
> still is puzzling. Why reinvent the wheel?
There are some OS date/time routines which handle long dates, and some that
do not. We actually store all of our dates in the long format, and use it
in most cases, but there are cases where we do not for one reason or
another. Given that the System Software (Date & Time Control Panel) does
not support dates after 2040, it is not a scenario that we have put any
significant time into testing. There are no fundamental problems that have
to be made, we try to do the right thing in most places. You can expect
that we'll take the problem more seriously when Apple does.
Dan
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