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Re: comparing dates? [message #175502 is a reply to message #175493]

Mon, 03 October 2011 04:54

gordonb.wr5h4
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>> I need to know if a date (say 10/03/2011) is before another date in
>> the same format. Direct comparison doesn't work.
>
> Direct comparison certainly does work, as long as you have it formatted
> as year-month-day.

Careful.

"2011-10-03" compares less than "2011-3-7" if you use a straight
string comparison.

If you require a sufficient number of leading zeroes, and a consistent
separator, it will work OK. But it's also likely to have a Y10K
problem.

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