[math date]: Arrrggh!

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50479
interpreted = N
texte = The docs say:> Date Math: > > Dates may be included in mathematical expressions by enclosing the > date in braces ( '{' and '}' ). You may easily add or subtract days, > months, or years from dates by expressing them as a complete date. Use > 0 for values you want ignored. That is, in order to add 2 months to > today's date you would write an expression like the following [math > date]{[date]}+{2/0/0000}[/math]. It is a good idea to group math > expressions involving dates together by using parentheses.So why does the following[math date]{05/20/2003}+{0/3/0000}[/math]give me 04/25/1912instead of the expected 05/23/2003? --Will Starck NovaDerm Skincare Science http://www.novaderm.com wjs@novaderm.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [math date]: Arrrggh! (dbrooke 2003)
  2. Re: [math date]: Arrrggh! (WJ Starck 2003)
  3. Re: [math date]: Arrrggh! (Joe D'Andrea 2003)
  4. Re: [math date]: Arrrggh! (andy mowrey 2003)
  5. Re: [math date]: Arrrggh! (Joe D'Andrea 2003)
  6. [math date]: Arrrggh! (WJ Starck 2003)
The docs say:> Date Math: > > Dates may be included in mathematical expressions by enclosing the > date in braces ( '{' and '}' ). You may easily add or subtract days, > months, or years from dates by expressing them as a complete date. Use > 0 for values you want ignored. That is, in order to add 2 months to > today's date you would write an expression like the following [math > date]{[date]}+{2/0/0000}[/math]. It is a good idea to group math > expressions involving dates together by using parentheses.So why does the following[math date]{05/20/2003}+{0/3/0000}[/math]give me 04/25/1912instead of the expected 05/23/2003? --Will Starck NovaDerm Skincare Science http://www.novaderm.com wjs@novaderm.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ WJ Starck

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