On Sat, 21 Jun 2003, Bruce Van Allen wrote: > One thought: A "fiscal year" is type of calendar, and as the (long-ago) > DT consensus was that all "calendars" are adopted fictions, perhaps it > should be DT::Calendar::FiscalYear. The API would have to be somewhat > different from the existing DT::C modules, to accept the appropriate > start-day and other parameters, rather than having these things written > in as with the 'normal' Calendars.
I think this is a stretch. The fiscal year concept is still basically a Gregorian calendar. In fact, January 1 is still January 1. The only thing that changes are day of years and numbering of quarters. I'm not sure I'd consider this a separate calendar. > Maybe DateTime::Accounting::FiscalYear or even > DateTime::Fiscal::FiscalYear as both "accounting" and "fiscal" are terms > used beyond business. I like Fiscal. It's shorter than Accounting, and more generic. OTOH, I think Business is pretty generic. People talk about "business days" in the government and nonprofits too. -dave /*======================= House Absolute Consulting www.houseabsolute.com =======================*/
