LC Date Conversions post 2035

[J. Landman Gay]

That's the centuryCutoff in action, but I think something is amiss since 
it's only supposed to apply to 2-digit years and you supply a 4-digit year.

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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On November 6, 2022 8:28:34 PM Mark Clark via use-livecode 
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I was testing one of the tools I use to handle licensing today and decided 
> to run the series through a few iterations adding 2 years at a time. I 
> noticed that my dates were reverting to the 20th c. Hmm, whoops.
>
> After a bit of head scratching I decided it wasn't just my doing.
>
> Date conversion sort of works but the output can lead to trouble in the 
> future. I've done a few tests and some lengthy, but if anyone cares to 
> perform the "short test," please do.
>
> Change your date to 12/31/2034; then change to 2035.
>
>
>
> run this:
>
> put the date into test
> convert test to dateitems
>
> answer item 1 of test --works in 2034; broken in 2035
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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