Re: Adding Dates (To Obtain Future Dates)

On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:21, Robert Miller wrote: > This problem took a while to figure out. I'm posting the solution so > that = other's may find this example. If you know of a better way, > please reply. = > > :-) > > Cheers, > > Rob > > Problem: Generate Future Dates: > Sub-Problem: Future Dates are Dictated by Record Type (Permanent or = > Temporary) > The Script: > > $cyear =3D date("Y"); > $cmonth =3D date("m"); > $cday =3D date("d"); > if ($sType =3D=3D p) > { > $fyear =3D $cyear + 6 > $sExpiry =3D $fyear.$cmonth.$cday; > } > else > { > $adv =3D $cmonth + 6; > $newunix =3D mktime(0,0,0,$adv,$cmonth,$cyear); > $sExpiry =3D date("Ymd", $newunix); > } > > $sCreated =3D date("Ymd"); > $sUpdated =3D date("Ymd"); > > > > It seems weird to have use months possibly greater than 12 ($adv =3D = > $cmonth + 6;), but hey... it works. It is documented for mktime - it says '...it will automatically calculate the correct value for out of rnage input' and the examples include one where the month value is 13 (at least in my older docs). -- David Robley Techno-JoaT, Web Maintainer, Mail List Admin, etc CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES Flinders University, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Smile... people will wonder what you've been up to.