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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Lawrence Chan <stnahc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <Code-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 6:15 PM
Subject: CL_TS4 patch? and results of my y2k test


> 
> I tried to post to the omega-list and got rejected,
> could someone post this over?
> 
> ----
> 
> Could Omega Research representative answer definitely
> when will the TS4 patch for use beyond y2k will be available?
> 
> It was promised to be released by end of Jun 99 and it is
> almost end of June, thus I think all owners of TS4 deserve
> to know.
> 
> I tested the TS4 by typing in ticks into the server
> with dates beyond year 2000. The date is then recognized 
> wrong and the data will not be loaded in the appropriate
> sequence.
> 
> of course, as we all know now it is impossible to type such date 
> into the current TS4. 
> 
> This raised 2 issues in concern:
> 
> 1. can TS4 collect data and save them automatically without
>    the problem I encountered, specifically which version of the
>    server would work and which would not? I am interested to
>    know if the current NON patched version TS4 v21 can handle
>    this issue correctly.
> 
> 2. the 2nd problem of course is the inability to load charts
>    after 1st of year 2000 as the keyed in dates are not recognized
>    correctly. so is tick editing - it become impossible to edit
>    ticks beyond year 1999.
> 
> -Lawrence Chan
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