Re: [math date]: Arrrggh!
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50480
interpreted = N
texte = At 8:39 AM 5/20/03, WJ Starck wrote: >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 04/25/1912 > >instead of the expected 05/23/2003? Just use... [math date]{05/20/2003}+3[/math]{0/3/0000} Is not a valid date.~joe-- ____________________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea ~ http://www.west21.com/ ~ JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century webhosting ~ co-location ~ wireless access WebCat and MGI database programming ____________________________________________________________------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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At 8:39 AM 5/20/03, WJ Starck wrote: >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 04/25/1912 > >instead of the expected 05/23/2003? Just use... [math date]{05/20/2003}+3[/math]{0/3/0000} Is not a valid date.~joe-- ____________________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea ~ http://www.west21.com/ ~ JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century webhosting ~ co-location ~ wireless access WebCat and MGI database programming ____________________________________________________________------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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