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Handling Dates in COBOL

All dates should always be converted to YYMMDD or CYYMMDD format before being output to a database file.

For more information about data handling, refer to the chapter, "General Coding Standards."

Note: All Dates should always be converted to YYMMDD or CYYMMDD format before being output to a database file.