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Re: Date math question


  • Subject: Re: Date math question
  • From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 10:46:10 -0700

On 6/9/03 10:33 AM, "Michelle Steiner" <email@hidden> wrote:

> This works:
>
> set foo to "jul 7"
> set bar to "jun 26"
> set foo to (date foo)
> set bar to (date bar)
> (foo - bar) / days
>
> This doesn't:
>
> set foo to "jul 7"
> set bar to "jun 26"
> (date foo) - (date bar)
>
> "(date bar)" is highlighted, with the error as shown below:
>
> --> Can't make date "Thursday, June 26, 2003 12:00:00 AM" into a number
> or date.
>
> How come?


It has to be resolved first:

(date foo) - (get date bar)
--> 950400


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Paul Berkowitz
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