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Re: My First Program

• Posted by "Cuny, David" <ATB.DCUNY at HW1.CAHWNET.GOV> Mar 26, 1997
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James Powell wrote:

> if leap = 0 then
>     if month > 2 then
>         day = day - 1
>     end if
>     if day = 0 then
>         month = month - 1
>         day = maxdays[month][2]
>     end if
> end if


Why not factor the rest of the code? This stuff:

> if day < 32 then
>     month = 1
> elsif day < 60 then
>     month = 2
>     day = day - 31
> elsif day < 91 then
>     month = 3
>     day = day - 59
> elsif day < 121 then
>     month = 4
>     day = day - 90
> elsif day < 152 then
>     month = 5
>     day = day - 120
> elsif day < 182 then
>     month = 6
>     day = day - 151
> elsif day < 213 then
>     month = 7
>     day = day - 181
> elsif day < 244 then
>     month = 8
>     day = day - 212
> elsif day < 274 then
>     month = 9
>     day = day - 243
> elsif day < 305 then
>     month = 10
>     day = day - 273
> elsif day < 335 then
>     month = 11
>     day = day - 304
> elsif day < 366 then
>     month = 12
>     day = day - 334
> end if

can be replaced with a loop similar to the one you already have, and use the
array of months:

 -- START OF CODE

 -- sum of days that past, not including current month
   daysPast = 0

 -- cycle through the months
for i = 1 to length( maxdays ) do

   -- does the day fall within this month?
   if day <= daysPast + maxdays[i][2] then
      -- save the month
      month = i

      -- calculate the day
      day = day - daysPast

      -- leave the loop
      exit

   else

      -- add the total of prior days
      daysPast = daysPast + maxdays[i][2]

   end if


end for

 -- END OF CODE

I haven't bothered to test it, but you get the idea.

 -- David Cuny