Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 02:24:07 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: brian@awfulhak.org (Brian Somers), freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, internet@demon.net Subject: Re: fetch Message-ID: <199706030124.CAA20769@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 02 Jun 1997 09:04:35 PDT." <199706021604.JAA14574@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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> > I'd therefore consider it reasonable to accept two or three digit
> > years as being assignable directly to tm_year, and four digit years
> > as being subject to the "-1900" code.
>
> Assignable as "19xx +" and "1xxx +", or assignable as "00xx"? If the
> latter, then tht's all I was saying. 8-).
I reckon:
01-Jan-01 => 01-Jan-1901
01-Jan-99 => 01-Jan-1999
01-Jan-100 => 01-Jan-2000
01-Jan-xxxx => 01-Jan-xxxx
So the code would say "assign to tm_year; if 4 digits, subtract 1900"
bearing in mind that tm_year is defined as "the year less 1900".
> Terry Lambert
> terry@lambert.org
> ---
> Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
> or previous employers.
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