Hi All :)
    Ok, I don't like the HPLONGYEAR name either.... but how about HPCENTURY???

    It could be be of the format CC ???

    This would allow us to concatenate the HPCENTURY variable with the HPYEAR to
form the whole 4 digit year when we need it?

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>>> Ken Sletten B894 C312 x62525 <[log in to unmask]> 11/20/96 03:12pm
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Stan after Greg after Tony:

>> I strongly disagree with Tony's proposal of "biting the bullet" and
>> changing HPYEAR to 4 digits - I've got enough work to keep me.....

>I agree with Greg.

I agree with Stan and Greg (sorry Tony;  the cost-benefit
ratio of biting this bullet is poor.....   :-)   ).

>However, I'd much prefer to see:  HPYYYY   (e.g., 1996 or 2001)
>rather than something funky like HPLONGYEAR..........

Absolutely....  No more MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET stuff !!
HPYYYY is a much more precise and concise var name..  Plus
if you *really* want to get into trivial pursuit details, also note that:

(1)  The HPYYYY var name is the same length as HPYEAR;
easily replaceable if somehow you want to maintain source text
column alignment or whatever.

(2)  HPYYYY sorts right after HPYEAR when doing a
SHOWVAR.  HPLONGYEAR is > one screen page away.

>I wouldn't mind seeing an additional HPYYYYMMDD...

Me too, again....  While they are working in this area
anyway;  and testing;  and going through a release cycle:
Might as well do the whole job and be done with it....

My $ 000000.05

Ken Sletten