2006/9/8, Mark Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > function getAge bDay > put 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 into secsPerYear > put secsPerYear / 12 into secsPerMonth > > put the seconds into tDay > > -- assuming date of birth is given in short system date format > convert bDay from short system date to seconds > > put tDay - bDay into tAgeInSecs > > put tAgeInSecs div secsPerYear into tYears > put (tAgeInSecs mod secsPerYear) div secsPerMonth into tMonths > > return tYears && tMonths > end getAge > > This is pretty rough and ready, it doesn't try to take into account > leap years and so-on, but unless the person is really old (100 yrs > + ?), it should be close enough. Also, see 'centuryCutoff' in the > docs if you're going to be dealing with older people. > > > Best, > > Mark
Very nice! It is interesting though, that early dates will return strange results. The date 9/1/1906 will result in 0 years and 0 months old. Roger Eller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
