Ah, that makes some sense. Thanks, Fred, that's good to know. Rick
On 10/17/07, Grooms, Frederick W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** I believe 01/01/4713 BC = Oracle Julian Date value of 0 > > it is also the value 0 in dBase of a Timestamp field > > Fred > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Rick Cook > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:26 AM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: ADM: Annual are you going to BMC UserWorld qeustionaire > available > > > ** In relation to AR System function, is the max B.C. value (1/1/4713 BC) > any more or less an arbitrary value than that of the UNIX Epoch (1/1/1970)? > I agree that an unlimited value (or a value that was allowed to the same > level as A.D. or B.C.) would have been more useful to the 0.01% of Remedy > installations used by archaeologists and the like. Would love to hear from > someone who knows how the maximum B.C. value was determined, and why. > > Rick > > On 10/17/07, Opela, Gary L Contr OC-ALC/ITMA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I think you can get rid of the BC using some text-editing technique > > (I've seen someone post on the list how to do it), but I do agree it is > > useless. I've had customers click it thinking it meant Business > > Continuance for some reason. > > > > I would imagine, maybe, if you used remedy to track fossils or > > something, then the BC field might be used in a date field describing > > from when the dinosaur came, however, I think that date fields can only > > go back so far, and doubt they can go back to 40,000,000 yrs ago. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Gary Opela, Jr > > > > Sr. Remedy Developer > > > > Leader Communications, Inc. > > > > 405 736 3211 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Sundberg > > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:27 AM > > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > Subject: Re: ADM: Annual are you going to BMC UserWorld qeustionaire > > available > > > > ** > > I filled out the survey -- > > > > Just wondering in general on the date fields -- has anybody ever > > selected BC for a valid reason? > > > > I figure -- ARS has 10,000 sites (not sure/what I have heard -- but > > guessing). > > The average site does 100,000 tickets/year -- this I know this as fact. > > (kidding) > > > > So - that is 1,000,000,000 tickets/yr. > > > > I would guess - that not one ticket -- has a real use of BC. > > > > Can anybody prove me wrong? > > > > If that is the case -- anybody think the default should not include BC? > > > > PS - the survey did not work on Safari-Mac. I would be willing to donate > > a Kinetic Survey and Kinetic Request license to the ARSList -- Dan -- > > hit me up if interested. > > > > > > -John > > > > > > > > On 10/17/07, Daniel Bloom < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ** > > > > If you go to www.wwrug.org <http://www.wwrug.org/ > > > > > On the left hand side there is a link to the "Attendance > > Survey". > > > > > > > > This gives me an idea of how many will be there and how many > > > > pins I should be dragging around to hand out to folks that are > > there. > > > > > > > > For any first timers, there is a pin that shows you are a member > > of > > > > the ARSlist. If you see me, I usually have some with me. I will > > > > also leave some at any booth of companies that sponsor the list > > > > (our new sponsor should be announced at UserWorld. I have a > > commitment > > > > just no check in hand yet). > > > > > > > > ... Daniel > > > > p.s. I have given up trying to have them handed out at the > > registration desk, > > > > it is always more stress than it is worth > > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
