Y2K Resource 1999 November/Y2K_Resource_Nov99.iso/access/acc2.exe/Readme.txt

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Acc2Date.exe Readme File
September 30, 1999
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Introduction
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The Acc2Date.exe file contains three updated files that modify the way Microsoft Access 2.0 interprets two-digit years. By default, Access 2.0 interprets all dates that are entered by the user or imported from a text file to fall within the 1900s. After you apply the updated files, Access 2.0 will treat two-digit dates that are imported from text in the following manner:

   00 to 29 - resolve to the years 2000 to 2029
   30 to 99 - resolve to the years 1930 to 1999

Years that are entered into object property sheets, the query design grid, or expressions in Access modules will be interpreted based on a 100-year sliding date window as defined in the Win.ini on the computer that is running Access 2.0.

The Acc2Date.exe file contains the following files:


   File name      Version     Description
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   MSABC200.DLL   2.02        The Updated Access Basic file
   MSAJT200.DLL   2.50.2819   The Updated Access Jet Engine Library file
   MSAJU200.DLL   2.50.2819   The Updated Access Jet Utilities file
   Readme.txt     n/a         This readme file

For more information about the specific issues solved by this update, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Article ID: Q75455
   Title     : ACC2: Years between 00 and 29 Are Interpreted as 1900 to 1929

   Article ID: Q230593
   Title     : ACC2: Two-Digit Dates Not Interpreted Correctly Importing from Text File

Installation
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NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps may be
different on your computer. If they are, please consult your product
documentation to complete these steps.

 1. Download the Acc2Date.exe file to any folder on your hard disk.

 2. Search for the file, MSABC200.DLL, on your hard disk and rename the file to MSABC200.OLD.
    The MSABC200.DLL file is typically located in the Windows System folder (C:\Windows\System).

 3. Search for the file, MSAJT200.DLL, on your hard disk and rename the file to MSAJT200.OLD.
    The MSAJT200.DLL file is typically located in the Windows System folder (C:\Windows\System).

 4. Search for the file, MSAJU200.DLL, on your hard disk and rename the file to MSAJU200.OLD.
    The MSAJU200.DLL file is typically located in the folder where Access 2.0 is installed
    (C:\Access).

    IMPORTANT: You may have more than one copy of the MSAJU200.DLL file on your computer.
    For example, if you have installed the Access 2.0 Service Pack, you will have a second copy
    of MSAJU200.DLL in the Windows System folder (C:\Windows\System). It is important that you
    rename all copies of the file for this update to work.

 5. Run the downloaded file, ACC2DATE.EXE, by double-clicking the file in Windows Explorer or
    in File Manager. By default, the program will expand the files into the C:\ACCUPD folder
    on your hard disk. If the folder doesn't exist, it will be created automatically. If you
    decide to change the folder, remember the folder name where you expanded the files.

 6. Copy the MSABC200.DLL file from C:\ACCUPD to the Windows System folder (C:\Windows\System).

 7. Copy the MSAJT200.DLL file from C:\ACCUPD to the Windows System folder (C:\Windows\System).

 8. Copy the MSAJU200.DLL file from C:\ACCUPD to the Windows System folder (C:\Windows\System).

 9. Open the C:\Windows\Win.ini file in any text editor, such as Notepad.

    NOTE: If you did not install Windows to the default folder, replace C:\Windows with the
    folder that you did install Windows into.

10. Scroll down to the end of the Win.ini file, and then type the following lines at the end of
    the Win.ini file:

      [Microsoft Access 2.0]
      TwoDigitYearMax=2029

    IMPORTANT: If you do not set the value for the sliding date window, Access 2.0 will assume
    that the two-digit years fall within the 1900s.

11. Save the changes, and then close the Win.ini file.

The next time that you run Access 2.0, the interpretation of dates will be changed.