Some applications only care about the date, not the time. I think for the file cleaning problem, consistency in how the file is deleted is the key. If one doesn't consider the time in such calculations, it becomes very simple and predictable as to when the file will disappear. From the users perspective! From the programmers perspective not so simple since eliminating time properly can be tricky business from what we've seen here.
Dave P.S. Thanks for the epitaph loaner. I'll leave instructions in my will to have that put on my headstone. --- Bobby Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David > > > Sure, I am not planning on needing an epitaph for > some time yet, and when I > do, it will be Someone Else's Problem. > > It just occurred to me that if you are a Travel > Agent, then the calculation > of of days from a minute before midnight to a minute > after is 2 as they > count the day of departure and the day of return in > the holiday. Come for a > two day holiday with Ripoff Tours! And here I > thought it was sun club! > > Perhaps I wander off topic! > > > Bobby Clarke > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of David Smith > Sent: 23 July 2005 10:28 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [delphi-en] Re: Calculate the > difference in two dates values > not datetime > > > > good epitaph. Mind if I borrow it? > > DJS > > --- Bobby Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What exactly is meant by Days Between? For > example > > how many days are there > > between today and tomorrow? > > > > There is also a difference between days and > 24hour > > periods. How many days > > are there between a minute before midnight and a > > minute after? > > > > All the mechanisms have been explained by > others, > > but care is needed to get > > the desired results! (When is it not?) > > > > > > Bobby Clarke > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Raymond Chow > > Sent: 22 July 2005 14:11 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [delphi-en] Re: Calculate the > difference > > in two dates values not > > datetime > > > > > > Hi Curtis, > > > > You can use the StrToDate function to convert > your > > date text to a > > TDateTime. For example, > > > > DaysBetween(Today, StrToDate('07/16/2005')) > will > > give you the days > > between 7/16/2005 and today. > > > > Hope this helps > > Raymond > > --- In [email protected], Curtis cloud > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All, > > > > > > I am trying to calculate the diffence in two > > dates for example: > > > > > > todays date and 07/16/2005 which should give > me > > 5. > > > > > > I attempted to use the daysbetween function > but > > I believe it only > > works with two datetime values. > > > > > > I have a file name test07/25/2005, I like to > > calculate the > > difference between the file and todays date > and > > delete the file if the > > date is greater than 365 days. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Home page: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ > > To unsubscribe: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > -- > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > a.. Visit your group "delphi-en" on the > web. > > > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > > email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > the > > Yahoo! Terms of > > Service. > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > -- > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home > page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ > To unsubscribe: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "delphi-en" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
