1. Help for the Date() format
- Posted by Matt <matt1 at MEDIACOM.IT>
Jul 14, 1997
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Last edited Jul 15, 1997
Hi to everybody from a newcomer...
I have the need the read the system's date in a 4-digit format.
Euphoria's Date() returns only the last two digit of the year...
Any suggestions? (Please don't tell me to just add "19" in front... :)
Thanks in advance!
Matt
2. Re: Help for the Date() format
Matt wrote:
> Hi to everybody from a newcomer...
>
> I have the need the read the system's date in a 4-digit format.
> Euphoria's Date() returns only the last two digit of the year...
> Any suggestions? (Please don't tell me to just add "19" in front... :)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Matt
After 1999, the date() routine will return 100, 101, 102, etc,
(meaning 2000, 2001, 2002, etc)
DOS wasn't supposed to last this long, you know...
Irv
3. Re: Help for the Date() format
- Posted by Robert Craig <rds at MSN.COM>
Jul 14, 1997
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Last edited Jul 15, 1997
Matt writes:
> I have the need the read the system's date in a 4-digit format.
> Euphoria's Date() returns only the last two digit of the year...
> Any suggestions? (Please don't tell me to just add "19" in front... :)
Euphoria's date() routine returns the year *since 1900* in element 1.
You should add 1900 to get the 4-digit year. Don't just stick
"19" in front or you'll have problems in the year 2000.
-- correct way of printing 4-digit year:
sequence s
s = date()
?s[1] + 1900
I set my system date temporarily to 2005, and date() returned
105 in element 1.
105 + 1900 = 2005, which is correct.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
