OT: Julian date follow-up

[Jean-Pierre A. Radley]

GCC Consulting propounded (on Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 07:48:53PM -0500):


| > -----Original Message----- From:
| > filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
| > [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of
| > Jean-Pierre A. Radley Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 2:48 PM
| > To: FilePro Mailing List Subject: Re: OT: Julian date follow-up
| >
| > GCC Consulting propounded (on Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 12:35:18PM
| > -0500):
| >
| > | I recently picked up my first book on Excel.
| > |
| > | One topic covered was the Julian date used.  The latest versions
| > | except date between January 1,1900 and December 31,9999
| > | (2,958,465).
| >
| > Do they accept all other dates, or are there still further
| > exceptions?
|
| Any dates prior to Jan 1, 1900 are excepted as a label and not a real
| date. This may resent a problem for historians in insurance companies.
| But, most people use more current dates.  The 20th & 21 century.

But why except them instead of accepting them?

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JP