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Re: comparing dates? [message #175520 is a reply to message #175502] Mon, 03 October 2011 15:50 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Doug Miller is currently offline  Doug Miller
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On 10/3/2011 12:54 AM, Gordon Burditt wrote:
>>> 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.

But those aren't the same format.
>
> 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.

I think it's a pretty safe bet that software developed today will not be
in use 7989 years later.
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