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Re: Re: The darned Feb problem :)

by zakb (Pilgrim)
on Apr 24, 2002 at 16:00 UTC ( [id://161658]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: The darned Feb problem :)
in thread where does the time go?

DaWolf,

Imagine it's the 31st March. You subtract 1 from the month and get 31st February - which isn't a valid date.

A similar problem occurs when it's any day in January. You subtract one from the month and get -1...

Hope this helps!

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Re: Re: Re: The darned Feb problem :)
by DaWolf (Curate) on Apr 24, 2002 at 16:03 UTC
    Damn! You guys are right.

    I've never realized this. Sooo, time to rewrite some code... :)

    Er Galvão Abbott
    a.k.a. Lobo, DaWolf
    Webdeveloper
      Not until you refund me my last bank deposit which apparently went through on the 54th of June, 1704... >:)
      (as you might guess, it wasn't much... just my $two_cents)

      blyman
      setenv EXINIT 'set noai ts=2'

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