Hi Petr,
Well, it can, just that right now it isn't. ;-) Put in a request for it if
you think it's important.
- jim
Maybe At 09:09 AM 10/29/99 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi Jim,
>
>
>->> t: now
>->> t/julian
>== 302
>
>->> now/julian
>** Script Error: now has no refinement called julian.
>** Where: now/julian
>
>What's the difference in assigning t: now, printing t/julian, and direct
>call of
>now/julian? So why can't /julian become refinement of 'now?
>
>-pekr-
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Try this:
> >
> > >> t: now/date
> > == 28-Oct-1999
> > >> t/julian
> > == 301
> > >> 1-jan-1999 + 300
> > == 28-Oct-1999
> >
> > - jim
> >
> > At 09:56 PM 10/28/99 -0700, you wrote:
> > >REBOL *must* be basing dates on a stored Julian day number. They should
> > >give us a word 'julian that returns the julian day no for a given
> date, and
> > >some other word to convert it to a date. The Julian day number
> accounts for
> > >leapyears, number of days in each month, etc. There are a number of
> "epoch"
> > >dates corresponding to Julian day number zero. EG 1 jan 1978, another
> in the
> > >15 or 14 century, etc.
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 8:53 PM
> > >Subject: [REBOL] epoch? Re:(4)
> > >
> > >
> > > > You mean to use 31-12-1969
> > > >
> > > > At 10:40 PM 10/28/99 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >Elegant, except it's one day off ... should be now - 12-31-1969 *
> 86400,
> > > > >except that gives an invalid date.
> > > >
> > > >
