This is way cool!  I got the same result you did after the
set date command.  How about that?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Lindholm [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 2:13 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: MPEX DATE FORMATTING: Y2K ISSUE?
>
>
>         Tracy wrote:
>
>         When I get to the part of setting var DATE2 I get:
>
>         Error: Expected date in MM/DD/YY format, not 00/01/06
>
>         Obviously, I have something different set for MPEX input
>         dates, although output dates are the same as yours.
>
>
> To fix that problem:
>
> %set date,ymd
>
>
> Scott Lindholm
> Sr. Systems Administrator
> 1 Environmental Way
> Broomfield, Colorado 80021-3416
> (303) 664-3264
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Johnson, Tracy [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 12:11 PM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Re: MPEX DATE FORMATTING:  Y2K ISSUE?
> >
> > When I get to the part of setting var DATE2 I get:
> >
> > Error: Expected date in MM/DD/YY format, not 00/01/06
> >
> > Obviously, I have something different set for MPEX input
> > dates, although output dates are the same as yours.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Scott Lindholm [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 1:31 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: MPEX DATE FORMATTING: Y2K ISSUE?
> > >
> > >
> > > Distinguished listers,
> > >
> > > I was running over a Y2K test script when I noticed something
> > > funny.  I have
> > > looked it over several times and I think that I am doing
> everything
> > > correctly.  There is either a Y2K issue with MPEX's date
> > > formatting or I am
> > > missing something.
> > >
> > > 959_sys_%setvar date today + 7
> > > 959_sys_%showvar date
> > > DATE = 00/01/06            **this is the date that I
> expected to see**
> > > 959_sys_%setvar date2 strwrite(!date:'%4Y%0M%0D')  **format
> > > the date to
> > > YYYYMMDD**
> > > 959_sys_%SHOWVAR DATE2
> > > DATE2 = 19000106  **oops!  Why are we all of the sudden in
> > > the 1900's??**
> > > 959_sys_%
> > >
> > > Anybody have an idea??
> > >
> > >
> > > Scott Lindholm
> > > Sr. Systems Administrator
> > > 1 Environmental Way
> > > Broomfield, Colorado 80021-3416
> > > (303) 664-3264
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
>
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