Don't reinvent the wheel or anything. This problem has been solved many times over. A Google on date algorithms reveals many many sites with the math you are looking for already done...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=date+algorithms Hope that helps, Aaron >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clive Walden >Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 5:16 PM >To: Palm Developer Forum >Subject: Re: Dates prior to 1904 > > >Ben, > >> Those date calls where always intended to handle >> current data (like datebook entries) and system objects >Thanks for the historical perspective. I understand. > >However<g>, it would also have made sense (IMO) once we got to >multi-megabyte storage, to offer an >alternate/additional LongDate (or LargeDate) option. > >As I said, the real issue is not storing and displaying my own >format, it is re-writing all the Date >Math APIs. At least, the ones I need. For my current >application this really boils down to What was >the date xxx days before date xx/xx/xxxx. > >Clive. >Clive Walden >Walden Consulting >Phone: 760-632-5856 >Web site: www.clivewalden.com > > > >To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-- >For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to >unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
