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From: savrtka@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (James Savrtka)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: dbase IV field types
Summary: TIME field type
Message-ID: <2184@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>
Date: 29 Nov 89 00:45:26 GMT
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Alastair, is it possible to include a TIME field type in the next release of
dbase IV?  I've written a couple of applications which required such a field,
and although it's not difficult, error checking is not terribly fun.

Such a field may take into account the date as well, to prevent something
such as 90-01-04 00:08 - 90-01-03 23:51 from returning a negative value.

I recall somewhere in the dbase manual that date's can have fractional part,
but again, more work.  Just throw this one creature comfort in.  Compatibility?
No problem.  I'll be the only one using it. 8^)

Any chance of such a beastie?

jim


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