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Re: Previous APOD Page

  • Subject: Re: Previous APOD Page
  • From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:56:27 -0500
Hey Nigel,

On Aug 28, 2012, at 03:53, Nigel Garvey <email@hidden> wrote:
I've been using a script for many years which offers a 'choose from list' selection of my favourite sites when I connect. I see its APOD code still uses the Lévy/Hartman/Garvey method for getting the month number!

Yeah, and it's still the fastest Applescript method.  :-)

This works out the new URL by vanilla means:

Nicely done.  I hadn't noticed that the file portion of the url for days past was just a four digit date, since my starting point was today's page.

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Take Care,
Chris



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