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DCOM 95 (English) - 32-Bit
Win
| Product Summary |
Product:
DCOM
Version:
95 |
Category:
Compliant
Operating
System: 32-Bit Win |
| Language: English |
Release Date: 27 Nov 1997 |
| Operational Range: |
- |
| Prerequisites: |
none |
| Product Dependencies: |
OLEAUT32, Storage and Class Store,
RPC RD4 Runtime, COM+ Admin,Base Windows NT v3.5 or
later; Windows 9x |
| Clock Dependencies: |
Uses GetTickCount ( ) API; internal
timing only |
| Last Updated: |
11 Dec
1998 | |
| Product Details |
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Operational Range for Data: Present day through
31 DEC 2036
How the product handles dates:
The product obtains dates from the operating system
via standard Windows APIs. The product also uses
DOSDateTime ( ) for date calculations.
Two-digit shortcut handling:
The product does not allow users to enter dates.
Hence, the product does not handle two-digit shortcuts.
C Runtime information:
The product uses two files (ctime.h & MKTime)
which have known issues beyond 2035.
Ctime.h miscalculates a leap year for AD 2038. This
is a C runtime function.
MKTime ( ) - there is a storage overflow problem in
the year 2036. The API works by counting the seconds
since Jan 1, 1970. Enough real-time seconds will have
elapsed by the year 2036 that it will overflow the space
allocated to keep track of the number used to store that
value.
Common date usage errors:
Users do not enter dates, so no date usage errors
exist.
Testing methodology:
Microsoft conducted COM and DCOM specific testing
using the dates in question.
In addition, a hypothetical three-tiered application
was created with Microsoft Transaction Server and
COM/DCOM installed. Dates were inserted that were
logical to test for in a SQL Server data store. At the
conclusion of this test we did not observe either COM
nor DCOM alter the dates, from beginning to end of
transaction, whenever time and date data was accessed.
Thus, no problems or changes in the dates were
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The product is compliant with recommended customer
action. This indicates a prerequisite action is recommended
which may include loading a software update or reading a
document. |
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The product
is compliant with an acceptable deviations from Microsoft's
standard of compliance. An acceptable deviation does not
affect the core functionality, data integrity, stability, or
reliability of the product. |
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The product
is compliant with pending Year 2000 software updates. Future
maintenance actions will be recommended shortly. See Product
Guide for further details. |
| Note: Compliance ratings given for each product
assume that all recommended actions have been
taken. |
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