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Re: convert dob into days

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On 05/24/2017 06:00 PM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> Mark Lloyd wrote:
> 
>> On 05/24/2017 01:06 PM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>> That aside, as you are looking for days and are rounding anyway,
>>> so that DST does not matter, the basic approach is correct.
>>
>> There is still a possibility of an error here, if you run this
>> calculation late in the day.
> 
> With rounding?

Maybe not, but setting the time to noon makes it even less likely. I 
know some people don't see things that way, but a little work here can 
prevent an unanticipated error later.

> Your From header field value is disregarding Netiquette.
> 

I haven't heard that one before. What about it to you consider undesirable?

-- 
Mark Lloyd
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"A computer without Microsoft Windows is like chocolate cake without the
mustard."

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convert dob into days negisunny38@gmail.com - 2017-05-24 09:58 -0700
  Re: convert dob into days "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-24 19:16 +0200
    Re: convert dob into days negisunny38@gmail.com - 2017-05-24 10:31 -0700
      Re: convert dob into days "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-24 23:08 +0200
    Re: convert dob into days Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-05-24 16:33 -0500
      Re: convert dob into days "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-25 16:29 +0200
  Re: convert dob into days Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-05-24 20:06 +0200
    Re: convert dob into days Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-05-24 16:24 -0500
      Re: convert dob into days Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-05-25 01:00 +0200
        Re: convert dob into days Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-05-24 19:35 -0500
          Re: convert dob into days Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2017-05-25 11:27 +0000
          Re: convert dob into days Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-05-25 13:45 +0200
            Re: convert dob into days Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-05-25 13:35 -0500
              Re: convert dob into days Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-05-26 00:35 +0200
              Re: convert dob into days Dr J R Stockton <J.R.Stockton@physics.org> - 2017-05-25 15:45 -0700
                Re: convert dob into days "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-26 09:12 +0200
            Re: convert dob into days Dr J R Stockton <reply1700@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2017-05-26 18:40 +0100
              Re: convert dob into days Sam E <why.should.this@be.email.invalid> - 2017-05-27 10:14 -0500
  Re: convert dob into days Dr J R Stockton <J.R.Stockton@physics.org> - 2017-05-24 14:36 -0700

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