ScottPletcher (2/11/2013)
ScottPletcher (2/11/2013)
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I haven't been in any business that worked with dates before 1900, but if yours did, then that would be a relevant concern for you. Besides, we frequently use smalldatetime here, so no dates before 1900 would be valid anyway. I'm thinking the odds of a smalldatetime being used are vastly greater for most people than needing a date before 1900...
It's true that dates before 1900 are rare in most applications, but it's no more work to code '17530107' than to code '19000107', so there is no real advantage to using '19000107' and for a public forum, I prefer the more general solution.