Communicator 3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 (Platform Software Release C.60.00) (30216-90269)

Chapter 9 141
Year 2000 Enhancements
Documentation Changes for MPE/iX Languages
Documentation Changes for MPE/iX
Languages
by Allan Hertling
SSG Group R&D
FORTRAN 77/iX
Please make the following corrections to the FORTRAN 77/iX
Reference Manual.
This manual incorrectly states that a four-digit calendar year may be
computed by adding 1900 to the YEAR parameter resulting from a
IDATE subroutine call. As the year parameter is always in the range of
0 to 99, that calculation will not be correct after 1999.
The last sentence describing the four-digit calculation under the IDATE
Subroutine discussion on page B-21 should be deleted.
Business BASIC
Please make the following corrections to the Business BASIC Reference
Manual.
The TIME function documentation on page 18-8 should be changed as
follows:
Under Parameters, num_expr, Three or greater:
change “Current year” to “Years since 1900”.
Under Examples, add an example of getting the current year:
160 Year2 = TIME (3) MOD 100 ! Get the current year of the century
170 Year4 = TIME (3) + 1900 ! Get the current 4-digit year
Business BASIC/iX
Please make the following corrections to the Business BASIC/iX
Reference Manual (Part # 32715-90001).
The TIME function documentation on page 5-98 should be changed as
follows:
Under Parameters, num_expr, Three or greater:
change “Current year” to “Years since 1900”.
Under Examples, lines 140 and 150:
change “the current year” to “years since 1900”.
Add an example to get the current year:
160 Year2 = TIME(3) MOD 100 ! Get the current year of the century
170 Year4 = TIME(3) + 1900 ! Get the current 4-digit year