Re: Auto entering Friday's date in a field
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 44508
interpreted = N
texte = Modulo is the *whole* number remainder of a division.So 10 mod 5 = 0, because 10/5=2 with remainder 0but 11 mod 5 = 1, because 11/5=2 with a remainder of 1and 11 mod 6 = 0, because there is no *whole* number remainderThus 6 mod 7 = 0, because there is no whole number remainder (6/7 results in a fraction)It's kinda like division without decimals...-Will On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 05:03 PM, Donovan wrote:> I get Monday: > > http://216.81.241.229/modulotest.html > > I think Chris's solution is more complicated than what is stated > but I can't wrap my brain around it because I don't quite get what > the modulo does. But obiously, this code is taking us back to the > prior 6 days BC and calculating something based off of 7 days in > a week. shwew. It's time to go home. I hate you chris. ;-) > > for example. what is: > 6 Mod 7?? > > Anyone? > > Donovan > > > > Michael Davis wrote: > >> On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 02:42 PM, Donovan wrote: >> >>> [FORMAT days_to_date][MATH]{[DATE]} + (6 - >>> {[DATE]}%7)[/MATH][/FORMAT] >>> >>> Chris List Recipient wrote: >>> >>>> That is mod 7. So yesterday, Monday for example, you get 2. Add >>>> 6-2=4 >>>> days to Monday and you get next Friday. >>> >>> What day is 00/00/0000? >>> >>> >> >> Logically, if the first day of the week is Sunday then the first date >> should be a sunday. To test, >> [FORMAT days_to_date %a][MATH]{00/00/0000}[/MATH][/FORMAT] produces >> Sun >> on my OS X server. >> >> Answer: Sunday. >> >> Mike >> > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > <><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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Modulo is the *whole* number remainder of a division.So 10 mod 5 = 0, because 10/5=2 with remainder 0but 11 mod 5 = 1, because 11/5=2 with a remainder of 1and 11 mod 6 = 0, because there is no *whole* number remainderThus 6 mod 7 = 0, because there is no whole number remainder (6/7 results in a fraction)It's kinda like division without decimals...-Will On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 05:03 PM, Donovan wrote:> I get Monday: > > http://216.81.241.229/modulotest.html > > I think Chris's solution is more complicated than what is stated > but I can't wrap my brain around it because I don't quite get what > the modulo does. But obiously, this code is taking us back to the > prior 6 days BC and calculating something based off of 7 days in > a week. shwew. It's time to go home. I hate you chris. ;-) > > for example. what is: > 6 Mod 7?? > > Anyone? > > Donovan > > > > Michael Davis wrote: > >> On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 02:42 PM, Donovan wrote: >> >>> [FORMAT days_to_date][math]{[date]} + (6 - >>> {[date]}%7)[/MATH][/FORMAT] >>> >>> Chris List Recipient wrote: >>> >>>> That is mod 7. So yesterday, Monday for example, you get 2. Add >>>> 6-2=4 >>>> days to Monday and you get next Friday. >>> >>> What day is 00/00/0000? >>> >>> >> >> Logically, if the first day of the week is Sunday then the first date >> should be a sunday. To test, >> [FORMAT days_to_date %a][math]{00/00/0000}[/MATH][/FORMAT] produces >> Sun >> on my OS X server. >> >> Answer: Sunday. >> >> Mike >> > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > <><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://search.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://search.smithmicro.com/
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