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>Date:         Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:40:56 -0500
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>Subject:      Re: Proposal for new HPCENTURY CI variable
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>I should know better than to add bandwidth to this thread but...
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>>However, I'd much prefer to see:  HPYYYY   (e.g., 1996 or 2001)
>>rather than something funky like HPLONGYEAR..........
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>I also like the idea of something simple like HPYYYY, although
>I don't really care what the name is.  I'm all for leaving
>HPYEAR the way it is.
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>>I wouldn't mind seeing an additional HPYYYYMMDD...
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>Since the above is easily created from variables already
>discussed, why not extend this concept one step?  I would like
>to see a variable similar to HPTIMEF, possibly called HPYEARF,
>with a format like YYYY/MM/DD.  Most people seem to be
>indicating that they can extract whatever format they want from
>the above, or could easily create their format, but why not go
>ahead and create a variable similar to HPTIMEF?
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>David N. Lukenbill
>Hughes Missile Systems Company, Louisville
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>I agree!!!  This is exactly what I would like to see...
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