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MicroFocus Cobol Year 2000 Restrictions

MicroFocus Cobol versions 3.2 and 4.0 (from Bull's partner Merant) are not fully Year 2000 ready since a problem has been found with the Fileshare Rollforward Recovery utility. This utility will give some incorrect results in the next century in some circumstances as shown in the example below.

Currently the date format within the update records is YYMMDDHHMMSS, and will obviously remain the same for compatibility reasons. Imagine the following situation:

    • On January 1, 2000, you are updating your data files. At that moment, the system crashes and your data files are corrupted.
    • Your last data file backups were made on November 12, 1999.
    • Your data files were updated in December 1999.
    • So you need to restore your data files as they were on December 31, 1999. This is done using the old backups and the log files since the backups were made. The command will be fs -r database -dt 991231235959. Unfortunately this will include updates made on January 1, 2000, and this is exactly what you don't want.

Currently, there is no other known problem in these versions.

MicroFocus Cobol version 4.1.10 is the first Year 2000 ready version.

Bull strongly recommends to migrate to MicroFocus Cobol Version 4.1.10 compiler (called OCDS) and run-time (called Application Server). This version includes also the MicroFocus Cobol Toolbox and 'Dialog System' tools in standard.

 

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Notice
Bull is making every effort to provide accurate and explicit information on the Year 2000 readiness of its products. The information on this page reflects the current results of our compliance tests and may be updated as testing continues. Please see the Bull Year 2000 Compliance Overview for an explanation of the terms used and our commitments.

Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Statements
Information contained on Bull past and present Year 2000 Internet Website pages regarding products and services offered by Bull are "Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures" as defined by the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998, (The United States of America's Public Law 105-271, 112 Stat. 2386) enacted on October 19, 1998. Bull Year 2000 Internet website pages have been and will continue to be our primary mechanism for communicating year 2000 information.

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