PM51605: parsing date 29-02-2012 results in 01-03-2012

Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 3 (8.0.1.3) for 8.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  Windows XP
  Product:
  Rational Business Developer 8.0.1.2
  
  Description:
  When parsing 29-02-2012 from a string, the resulting date
  contains 01-03-2012.
  Note that we use dd-MM-yyyy date format in the build descriptor.
  
  
  parsing like:
   testDate Date = textDate.text;
   textResult.text = testDate;
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When a string is converted to a date, and the string
  contains February 29th, the date will be assigned March 1st
  if the date format has the years at the end.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been fixed.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSN

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