ECN-4770 New runtime configuration variable DATE_DEFAULT_FMT_VAL_ZERO

Defect Number: 202061

Product: ACUCOBOL-GT

Modules: Runtime

Machines Affected: 10.3.1 and later

DESCRIPTION:

In versions 10.3.0 and earlier, the default Value-Format for a Date-Entry was 0, which corresponds to YYYYMMDD. Starting with release 10.3.1, the default was changed to 1, which corresponds to YYMMDD. This is the default for version 10.5.0.

The new DATE_DEFAULT_FMT_VAL_ZERO configuration variable enables you to change the default Value-Format for a Date-Entry back to YYYYMMDD without having to make changes in code that was created using extend version 10.3.0 or earlier.

For full details, see DATE_DEFAULT_FMT_VAL_ZERO in your ACUCOBOL-GT documentation.