[Babase] planning for Babase demog update

Lacey Maryott lacey.maryott at duke.edu
Wed Apr 25 13:54:21 EDT 2007


This email was in reference to grooming, sorry for that!

Lacey Maryott wrote:
> Karl,
>  I think we miscommunicated, dates from 11-1993  to 09-1999 (sorry i 
> said 1994-1998) will already all be  entered on the first.  but before 
> 11-1993 and after sept 1999 through dec 2005, everything with the 
> exception of Psion should be forced to the first.  Right?  I'm sorry 
> if I communicated that unclearly over the phone.
> Lacey
>
> Karl O. Pinc wrote:
>>
>> On 04/25/2007 10:29:16 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04/25/2007 09:59:59 AM, kfenn wrote:
>>>> ...  One more conversion after we make corrections, and I think 
>>>> will we have the clean database we need to transition to doing 
>>>> updates in PPA.  Does this sound correct or am I missing some pieces?
>>>
>>> I need the final word on when grooming must be the first of the
>>> month and when not.
>>
>> Just spoke with Lacey.  For the record, here's the final word.
>>
>> Pision data:
>> Regardless of whether it's agnonism or grooming, the date
>> is exact.  The rules below apply only to non-psion data.
>>
>> Grooming:
>> Before 1996-01-01 the database will require the dates to be the
>> first of the month.  On or after that day they can be any date.
>>
>> Agonisim:
>> Before 1995-01-01 the database will require the dates
>> to be the first of the month.  On or after that day they
>> can be any date.
>>
>> You guys will have to update the dates in the foxpro
>> database to conform to the rules or we'll get gobs of
>> conversion errors.  You should be able to easily
>> do this with an update statement.
>> (Don't forget to keep a backup!)
>>
>> Karl <kop at meme.com>
>> Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
>>                  -- Robert A. Heinlein
>>
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Lacey Maryott
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