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Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
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One wonders how many days MS thinks February 2000 has.

At 18:07 10/16/98 +0000, clint420601 wrote:
>In article <[log in to unmask]>,
>  [log in to unmask] (Walter Murray) wrote:
>> Wirt Atmar ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>>
>> : What works well for astronomy doesn't necessarily have much value to a
>> : business calculation, especially so when the powerhouse business software
>> : companies such as Microsoft and AICS Research start their JD calendars at
>> : midnight, December 31, 1899.*
>
>That would be satisfactory if they got it right.  However, Microsoft thinks
>that February 1900 has 29 days and so it you import/export dates in "day"
form
>you will find that you are one day off.
>
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Tom Brandt                            Northtech Systems, Inc.
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