Re: Testing for leap year?

Author: Lew

Posted: 2011-04-12 at 20:13:31

Somehow, that seems to be the kind of shame I can live with, Paul. Save me a piece of cake.

Lew

-----Original Message-----

From: Paul McNett <p@ulmcnett.com>

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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:09:06

To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>

Reply-To: profox@leafe.com

Subject: Re: Testing for leap year?

On 4/12/11 4:46 PM, Lew wrote:

> Of course since we just had the once in 400 correction, none of us or any of our clients will be around to complain that mod(Year,4)=0 isn't precise enough.

Don't be so certain! I for one am trying to keep myself alive for 50 more years, to

be around to have the option of living for another 100, to have the option for living

another 200...

Also, it would be a real shame to assume that programs using your isleap() function

will never want to use it for historical or future dates.

Paul

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