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T. A. Gardner said:
I did. COBOL also doesn't default to 1875. "Toshi" obviously has never programmed in COBOL.

COBOL - Date Function - COBOL Tutorial

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COBOL ACCEPT System Date Example

COBOL is an acronym for COmmon Business Oriented Language which is primarily developed for business, finance and administrative system needs. COBOL is high-leve
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Processing Date entries - COBOL General discussion

Hi everyone, I am looking for a COBOL command to separate a given date (stored in a 8 digit variable under the form YYYY-MM-DD) into three separate variables one for the year, the month and the day. Can anybody help me with this? Thanks I.V.
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Wow. Thanks for proving you know nothing about programming. How a date function works really doesn't tell us how a specific date is calculated or stored. COBOL was developed and used at a time when processing time and storage were limited. There was no need to use 4 digits for years since you really don't need to use a time frame longer than 100 years or 150 years. You would use less storage by having a starting date that everything is calculated from. If you use 1875 as your start year then for data from 2000, you only need to store the number 125 instead of the number 2000. It reduces your storage needs and your need to read from slow storage devices.

The real problem here is the refusal by Congress to allocate enough money to update the IRS software. Cutting employees certainly isn't going to result in updating old code. All the existing databases would need to be redone and updated to work with any new programming.
 
It turns out that COBOL on an IBM mainframe uses an integer to record the date.

argument-1 Must be in integer date form. For details, see Integer date form.A value in integer date form is a positive integer that representsa number of days succeeding 31 December 1600, in the Gregorian calendar.It is based on a starting date of Monday, 1 January 1601 and integerdate 1 represents Monday, 1 January 1601.The INTDATE compiler option affects the starting date for the integer datefunctions. For details, see INTDATE.

COMBINED-DATETIME

The COMBINED-DATETIME function combines a date in integer date form and a time in standard numeric time form into a single numeric item from which both date and time components can be derived.
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Then it appears that the compiler allows for changing that start date using INTDATE. Unless you know the start date used in the COBOL compiler you can't use another program to pull the dates from the database.
 
Poor Richard Saunders said:
It turns out that COBOL on an IBM mainframe uses an integer to record the date.

argument-1 Must be in integer date form. For details, see Integer date form.A value in integer date form is a positive integer that representsa number of days succeeding 31 December 1600, in the Gregorian calendar.It is based on a starting date of Monday, 1 January 1601 and integerdate 1 represents Monday, 1 January 1601.The INTDATE compiler option affects the starting date for the integer datefunctions. For details, see INTDATE.

COMBINED-DATETIME

The COMBINED-DATETIME function combines a date in integer date form and a time in standard numeric time form into a single numeric item from which both date and time components can be derived.
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Then it appears that the compiler allows for changing that start date using INTDATE. Unless you know the start date used in the COBOL compiler you can't use another program to pull the dates from the database.
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Only if you are using the date as a numerical value for calculation. If you enter is as alpha numeric data simply to give the date something started and plan on not using it for calculations, then that isn't true.

There is no need for a base date calculation here. Social security payments are not tied to a calculation like say, longevity. That is, you don't get raises in how much you are paid based on how long you've been receiving payments.

Show why there is a need for it to be an integer for calculation purposes.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Only if you are using the date as a numerical value for calculation. If you enter is as alpha numeric data simply to give the date something started and plan on not using it for calculations, then that isn't true.

There is no need for a base date calculation here. Social security payments are not tied to a calculation like say, longevity. That is, you don't get raises in how much you are paid based on how long you've been receiving payments.

Show why there is a need for it to be an integer for calculation purposes.
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All computer clocks are calculated using an epoch method. They simply count the time from a starting date and time. The only way to find the year and time is to calculate that from the clock number. If you use the wrong epoch starting number, you will not get the year correct.

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Epoch Converter

Convert Unix Timestamps (and many other date formats) to regular dates.
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Walt said:
So this recent Musk claim falls apart like the Gaza condoms claim.
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All the MAGAts will remember is the initial lie, not the evidence that President Musk lied in the first place.

Speaking of which, Tuesday at 9PM Eastern, Sean Hannity's interview of the President Musk and his helper will air. Should be fun. :thup:

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Nordberg said:
You think he cares about telling the truth. He is like Trump. Lying is winning. The claim triggered lots of Trumpys who will never get the facts in their Trumpian caves. They will believe and repeat it ad nauseam.
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Unfortunately true. MAGAts hear the lie but never the disclaimer of "some of the things that I say will be incorrect". They aren't very bright nor very honest.
 
"There's crazy things, like, just a cursory examination of Social Security and we've got people in there that are about 150 years old," Musk said. "Now, do you know anyone that's 150? I don't. OK. They should be on the Guinness Book of World Records, they're missing out."

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Elon Musk claims there are 150-year-olds on Social Security

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made claims earlier this week that there are 150-year-olds on Social Security.
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AProudLefty said:
"There's crazy things, like, just a cursory examination of Social Security and we've got people in there that are about 150 years old," Musk said. "Now, do you know anyone that's 150? I don't. OK. They should be on the Guinness Book of World Records, they're missing out."

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Elon Musk claims there are 150-year-olds on Social Security

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made claims earlier this week that there are 150-year-olds on Social Security.
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He never provided factual evidence just like his other wild claims.

Is it any wonder why his cars burn and his rockets blow up?

T. A. Gardner said:
Tesla and oil changes? No issue.

Tesla and software problems? No end.

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Tesla’s huge recall will make it harder — but not impossible — to misuse Autopilot

NHTSA may have dropped the ball again.
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Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot

Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system when using Autopilot.
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Tesla Recalls Nearly 2 Million Cars After Software Fails to Detect Open Hoods

Tesla issues an over-the-air fix for vehicles, including the Model Y, Model 3, Model S, and Model X, because their software may not notify drivers if the front hood isn't fully closed.
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Tesla's programming staff has finally gotten their chance to shine...

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