SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND PROCESSING DATE INFORMATION WHICH SPANS MORE THAN ONE CENTURY

摘要

A system for reading and writing overloaded dates isprovided in which six digits are used to represent datesincluding century information in a manner which maintainssorting and indexing. A three digit prefix is determined fromthe year and century information using windowing if necessary,and a three digit suffix is determined from the day and monthinformation.