James,

Regarding PH and y2k......Here's a posting by Bob Deskin @ Cognos to
the Powerhouse discussion list:
(Begin borderline netiquette violation by using the words of others w/out
explicit permission)

"There's some confusion here. PowerHouse 8.19 is the version that will
have the Year 2000 enhancements. 8.09 does NOT. And yes, the 8.19
beta is coming up shortly.

"For year 2000 compliance, which means that PowerHouse runs
correctly after Dec 31, 1999, you need at least 7.29.C8. If you need the
year 2000 enhancements, then you want 8.19. The 8.09.C1 release is
designed for MPE/iX customers who want to use Axiant as a thin-client
connection to a PowerHouse server. It's the 8.19 release that will be
shipped automatically to all customers.

"HP has said that MPE/iX 5.5 express 4 is their year 2000 ready release
so you should plan to be there. PowerHouse 8.19 will of course run on
MPE/iX 5.5.

"And by the way, don't wait for 8.19 to start year 2000 work on your
applications. While you may want to wait for the enhancements to make
the actual changes, there's lots of analysis and planning you can do in
the meantime."

Bob Deskin
Senior Product Advisor  [log in to unmask]
Cognos Inc.             (613) 738-1338 ext 4205 FAX: (613) 228-3149
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9
CANADA

He doesn't say whether or not you must use PDL, but I'm under the
impression you should.

HTH,
Pat Shugart
Oaksoft Consulting, Inc
(248) 489-6565
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Date:    Wed, 20 May 1998 13:38:03 -0600
From:    "Trudeau, James L" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Quiz and Y2K

Howdy,

So we finally ran into a year 2000 problem in Quiz, dealing with the date
02/29/00. So I dutifully called Cognos and have the version 729C8 sitting
on my desk. Seems it uses the hardware clock instead of an HP intrinsic.

So I went to the 3000-l archives (thanks Jeff) and dug up the stuff from
the thread a few months ago dealing with "TZ" and such.  My problem is I
can't find anything dealing with QDD and PDL requirements.

Although it says nothing about it in the Cognos documentation with the
279C8 release, it's stuck in my mind that someone posted that this
version was not fully compatible with Y2K unless running with a PDL
dictionary.  Is this correct or have I overfed on the Jimpson weed again?

Ummmm.....current version is 729c, and I would call Cognos but we're in
an argument about maintenance contracts (We sent check, you cashed
it, where's my maint?) so I turn to the list.

Wonder if the Milkweed is as good as the Jimpson weed?

Jim "Smokey" Trudeau
Harlingen, Tx