Patent ID: 6240546
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of identifying date fields in a software application having instructions which operate on fields containing strings of values, comprising the steps of:identifying at least one string of values in storage that corresponds to potential date information having year information;identifying at least one object code instruction which operates with the identified at least one string of values and which results in a further date value in a further field in the application;identifying the further field as a potential date field;providing a runtime fix code, wherein the runtime fix code comprises a Year 2000 solution routine, and wherein the Year 2000 solution routine is not derived from the source code; andaltering each identified object code instruction with an object code instruction to effect a transfer of control to the Year 2000 solution routine, without altering source code from which the object code was generated.