you know that 7 is Sunday? you know that 1 is Monday? right? (this confused me to death for a long time with Date::Calc)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Zapczynski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: add_delta_workdays from Date::Calendar not returning what I'd > expect > > > Hello all, > > I hope this is not too specific for this list. If so, please let me > know if you have suggestions on a better place to seek the answer for > this. > > In the code below, I am using add_delta_workdays from > Date::Calendar to > check if yesterday was a business day. My problem is that it seems to > work when checking for holidays, but when the script runs on > a Saturday > or Sunday, it reports that the previous business day was Thursday, and > *not* Friday as I'd expect. However, on a Monday, it properly > identifies the previous business day as the previous Friday. So I am > quite perplexed. > > If anyone out there has a moment to lend some insight, this script can > be easily tested by first running it with the system date set properly > as today, and then setting the date to be either Saturday, August 10th > or Sunday, August 11th (although it happens with any Saturday > or Sunday > I've tried). The dates are not printed out in the same > precise format, > but you'll get the idea. > > I hesitate to assume this would be a bug in the module since > it has been > a stable release for so long, so I could really use another > opinion. Or > if you don't receive the same results, perhaps it could be > something in > my environment. > > Thanks!! > > -Ian > > ----- > > #!/usr/bin/perl > # > use strict; > use Date::Calc qw(:all); > use Date::Calendar; > use Date::Calendar::Profiles qw( $Profiles ); > > my ($year,$month,$day) = Date::Calc->Today(); > > # figure out what day yesterday was so we can determine if it matches > the previous business day > my ($yesteryear,$yestermonth,$yesterday) = > Add_Delta_Days($year,$month,$day, -1); > > # now find out what Date::Calendar says the previous business day is > based on the standard US profile > my ($cal) = Date::Calendar->new( $Profiles->{'US'} ); > my ($prevdate) = $cal->add_delta_workdays($year,$month,$day, -1); > > print "today is $year-$month-$day \n"; > print "yesterday is $yesteryear-$yestermonth-$yesterday \n"; > print "the previous business day is $prevdate \n"; > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- The views and opinions expressed in this email message are the sender's own, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Summit Systems Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
