Re: Problems with date math

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12910
interpreted = N
texte = >While playing around with date math to make a [SHOWIF] work, I came across >a bit of a problem. The dates don't add correctly. It might be a bug, it >might be something in my code. Either way, I can't figure out.Sorry, there is a bug in the date math. You might get better results if you experiment with changing the _days_ portion as well as the _month_ portion, or simply adding and subtracting literal days like this:[FORMAT Days_to_Date %m/%y][MATH]{[DATE]}-60[/MATH][/FORMAT]Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Problems with date math (Michael Winston 1997)
  2. Re: Problems with date math (Olin 1997)
  3. Re: Problems with date math (Grant Hulbert 1997)
>While playing around with date math to make a [showif] work, I came across >a bit of a problem. The dates don't add correctly. It might be a bug, it >might be something in my code. Either way, I can't figure out.Sorry, there is a bug in the date math. You might get better results if you experiment with changing the _days_ portion as well as the _month_ portion, or simply adding and subtracting literal days like this:[FORMAT Days_to_Date %m/%y][math]{[date]}-60[/MATH][/FORMAT]Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Grant Hulbert

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