Date/time math is simply: 1. convert dates/times to a common base unit of time since a reference epoch, eg. days or seconds since 1904 2. add or subtract or compare converted dates 3. convert result back to desired date/time format
Works for all time, so to speak... > What I did not find (or recognize) was an algorithm to return a Date xxx days prior to another Date. 1. convert date to "days since some past day" 2. subtract xxx days 3. convert back to original date format -------------------- Jeff Loucks Work 425-284-1128 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home 253-851-8908 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile 253-691-8812 -----Original Message----- From: Clive Walden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 4:45 PM To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: RE: Dates prior to 1904 Aaron Hansen wrote: > Don't reinvent the wheel or anything. Yes, I have already Googled there. What I did not find (or recognize) was an algorithm to return a Date xxx days prior to another Date. I know I can roll my own without too much difficulty; but I did not really want to reinvent it. Thanks, Clive Clive Walden Walden Consulting Phone: 760-632-5856 Web site: www.clivewalden.com -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
