Reading keys stops

[Kenneth Brody]

On 12/1/2016 9:44 AM, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list wrote:
> Solved this problem this morning.
>
> The selection program uses a date field as part of the selection criteria.
> There were 2 records which had incorrect dates entered - too far out
> (01/22/2216).  That date should have been 12/02/2016).
>
> I will need to add a check for this date when manually entered or changed.
> This is normally a calculated date as the last day of the month prior to the
> due date.
>
> After correcting the 2 records with improper dates, the program ran.
>
> Thank you to those who responded with other possible solutions.  Those
> suggestion were well thought out and I need ot keep them in mind when
> checking for solutions to other problems.

Why would a date "too far out" cause your processing to "hang"?

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Kenneth Brody