Roger writes:
> We got a demo of COMPARE from Aldon that uses both a START and END date to
> establish the demo period.
>
> We are currently running our TEST account at the fixed date of 12/31/97.
> Thus, when we attempted to run COMPARE in that account, it wouldn't run.
>
> Simple solution: we specified that COMPARE should be fed the constant date
> of 02/27/98 IF it was run by a user logged on to the TEST account. The only
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Nice example of how a date simulation tool can help!

BTW, I've heard good things about Aldon's COMPARE for use in Y2K
updates.  Several users at IPROF said they took the source, went away
to find/fix Y2K things, and then used COMPARE to
find changes since they took the production source, and Harmonizer
to integrate their changes back in.

(No, I haven't tried either product.)

> And, users in all other accounts get the true system date.
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> > Which to me means I could run HourGlass now and have it return an earlier
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Stan