Year 2038 Notice
On this page, you’ll learn:
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What the year 2038 issue is
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How StoryServer stores date and time
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DDE container for 64-bit Dates
Year 2038 Notice
StoryServer stores dateas as TDateTime format
TDateTime = type Double;
Type Delphi Version Min Value Max Value Significant Digits Bytes Real (generic) 1-3 2.9 x 10-39 1.7 x 1038 11-12 6 4-6 5.0 x 10-324 1.7 x 10308 15-16 8 Real48 4-6 2.9 x 10-39 1.7 x 1038 11-12 6 Single all 1.5 x 10-45 3.4 x 1038 7-8 4 Double all 5.0 x 10-324 1.7 x 10308 15-16 8 Extended all 3.4 x 10-4932 1.1 x 104932 19-20 10 Comp all -263 + 1 or -9.2 x 1018 263 - 1 or 9.2 x 1018 19-20 8 Currency 2-6 -922,337,203,685,477.5808 922,337,203,685,477.5807 19-20 8
It supports approximately 15 digits of precision in a range from 2.23 x 10-308 to 1.79 x 10308.