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Bug 360251

Summary:	Need better messages for invalid date
Product:	z_Archived	Reporter:	broy2
Component:	EDT	Assignee:	Project Inbox <edt.javagen-inbox>
Status:	CLOSED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	minor
Priority:	P3	CC:	jeffdouglas, mheitz, svihovec
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:

Description broy2

2011-10-07 11:26:32 EDT

try
myDate = "0000110300";
SysLib.writeStdout(myDate); 
onException(oops anyexception)
SysLib.writeStdout(oops.message);
end
try
myDate = "110300";
SysLib.writeStdout(myDate); 
onException(oops anyexception)
SysLib.writeStdout(oops.message);
end 

RBD gives messages:
EGL0102E The 0000110300 value of string type cannot be converted to the date type.
EGL0002I The error occurred in dateQuestions processing the main function.
EGL0102E The 110300 value of string type cannot be converted to the date type.
EGL0002I The error occurred in dateQuestions processing the main function. 

EDT gives:
MONTH
String index out of range: 6

Comment 1 Jeff Douglas

2012-06-26 13:00:19 EDT

This is what is now being given as the exception message:

The value 0000110300 of type string cannot be converted to the type date.
The value 110300 of type string cannot be converted to the type date.

Comment 2 Matt Heitz

2013-01-03 10:45:17 EST

Moving old fixed bugs from the RESOLVED state to CLOSED.