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| From | Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.php |
| Subject | Re: comparing dates? |
| Date | 2011-10-03 14:59 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <j6d0mj$csg$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <o2og875gpttj3c9h6ilv93mosd88dbujqt@4ax.com> <j6a3ut$rga$1@dont-email.me> <zIqdnS_7npOS3RTTnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@posted.internetamerica> <j6cljm$r7s$1@dont-email.me> |
On 10/3/2011 11:50 AM, Doug Miller wrote: > On 10/3/2011 12:54 AM, Gordon Burditt wrote: >>>> I need to know if a date (say 10/03/2011) is before another date in >>>> the same format. Direct comparison doesn't work. >>> >>> Direct comparison certainly does work, as long as you have it formatted >>> as year-month-day. >> >> Careful. >> >> "2011-10-03" compares less than "2011-3-7" if you use a straight >> string comparison. > > But those aren't the same format. >> >> If you require a sufficient number of leading zeroes, and a consistent >> separator, it will work OK. But it's also likely to have a Y10K >> problem. > > I think it's a pretty safe bet that software developed today will not be > in use 7989 years later. > I don't know, Doug. That's what they said in the 60's about Yr2K. Code doesn't become obsolete - it just keeps getting modified :) -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle JDS Computer Training Corp. jstucklex@attglobal.net ==================
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comparing dates? Michael Joel <no@please.com> - 2011-10-02 09:00 -0400
Re: comparing dates? houghi <houghi@houghi.org.invalid> - 2011-10-02 15:43 +0200
Re: comparing dates? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-10-02 09:58 -0400
Re: comparing dates? Doug Miller <doug_at_milmacdotcom@example.com> - 2011-10-02 12:36 -0400
Re: comparing dates? gordonb.wr5h4@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2011-10-02 23:54 -0500
Re: comparing dates? Doug Miller <doug_at_milmacdotcom@example.com> - 2011-10-03 11:50 -0400
Re: comparing dates? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-10-03 14:59 -0400
Re: comparing dates? bobm3@worthless.info - 2011-10-03 20:31 -0400
Re: comparing dates? Michael Joel <no@please.com> - 2011-10-04 09:27 -0400
Re: comparing dates? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-10-04 15:43 +0100
Re: comparing dates? "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2011-10-06 11:00 +0200
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