Re: [math date]: Arrrggh!

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50481
interpreted = N
texte = Not sure; I copy & pasted this onto a page & got 05/23/2003.WebDNA 4.5.1 Mac OS 10.2.3andyOn Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 09:39 America/Havana, 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? > -- > > 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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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)
Not sure; I copy & pasted this onto a page & got 05/23/2003.WebDNA 4.5.1 Mac OS 10.2.3andyOn Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 09:39 America/Havana, 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? > -- > > 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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ andy mowrey

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