Copyright © 1998-2006 Dipl.-Inform. Kai Hofmann. All rights reserved!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Date/--background--

NAME
Date -- This module was designed in helping calc.calendar dates (V33)
FUNCTION
This module has been designed to become a useful and portable library and to help developers calculate calendar dates!
NOTES
A tropical year is 365.2422 days! / 365d, 5h, 48min, 46sec
A moon month is 29.53059 days! / 29d, 12h, 44min, 2.9 sec
A moon phase is 7.38265 days!
The calculations are historical and NOT astronomical!

Date/Compare2Dates

NAME
Compare2Dates -- Compares date1 with date2. (V33.100)
SYNOPSIS
compare = date_Compare2Dates(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2);

short date_Compare2Dates(const unsigned short day1, const unsigned short month1, const long year1, const unsigned short day2, const unsigned short month2, const long year2);

FUNCTION
Compare2Dates compares date1 with date2.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
RESULT
compare
-1
date1 < date2
0
date1 = date2
1
date1 > date2
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (date_Compare2Dates(18,9,1970,22,1,1994) == -1)
   {
    printf("<\n");
   }
  else
   {
    printf(">=\n");
   }
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000!
There is no need for different versions for Julian, Gregorian and Heis dates!
BUGS
There is no check if the dates are valid!
SEE ALSO
Compare2Times()

Date/Compare2Times

NAME
Compare2Times -- Compares time1 with time2. (V33.100)
SYNOPSIS
compare = time_Compare2Times(hour1,min1,sec1,hour2,min2,sec2);

short time_Compare2Times(const unsigned short hour1, const unsigned short min1, const unsigned short sec1, const unsigned short hour2, const unsigned short min2, const unsigned short sec2);

FUNCTION
Compare2Times compares time1 with time2 (24h format only).
INPUTS
hour1
Hour of the first time.
min1
Minute of the first time.
sec1
Second of the first time.
hour2
Hour of the second time.
min2
Minute of the second time.
sec2
Second of the second time.
RESULT
compare
-1
time1 < time2
0
time1 = time2
1
time1 > time2
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (time_Compare2Times(13,10,0,9,0,0) == -1)
    printf("<\n");
  else
    printf(">=\n");
  ...
NOTES
This compares two times of 24h format!
BUGS
There is no check if the times are valid times!
SEE ALSO
Compare2Dates()

Date/DateText

NAME
DateText -- Get a date text string. (V33.130)
SYNOPSIS
date_DateText(dt,text,lang,wc);

void date_DateText(const date_DateTexts dt, char *const text, const date_Languages lang, const date_WordClass wc);

FUNCTION
This function gets a date specified text in each supported language
INPUTS
dt
The text you want.
text
Pointer to a string to fill in the text.
lang
Language for which you want the text.
wc
singular
The singular form is given.
plural
The plural form is given (if available).
periodical
The periodical form is given (if available).
RESULT
None
EXAMPLE

  ...
  char txt[20];
  ...
  date_DateText(day,&txt,English,date_SINGULAR);
  ...
NOTES
Languages:
Locale : This is an Amiga >= OS2.1 only feature, for <= OS2.0 and other systems it will return English text!

Available strings:
day,month,year,week,weekday,hour,minute,second,yesterday,today,tomorrow

There is no plural form available for: yesterday,today,tomorrow
There is no periodical form available for: yesterday,today,tomorrow,weekday

BUGS
In this version there is no check, if there is enough space in text!
SEE ALSO
WeekdayText(),WeekdayShortText(),MonthText(),MonthShortText()

Date/DateToJD

NAME
DateToJD -- Returns the JD for a date. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_DateToJD(day,month,year,calendar);

unsigned long date_DateToJD(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the JD for a date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date to convert
month
month of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
jd - This is the JD
EXAMPLE

   ...
   jd = date_DateToJD(23,1,1994,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JulianToJD(),GregorianToJD(),HeisToJD()

Date/DateToNum

NAME
DateToNum -- Returns the date in a numeric format. (V33.250)
SYNOPSIS
num = date_DateToNum(day,month,year);

long date_DateToNum(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
Returns the date in a numeric format:
(year*100+month)*100+day
INPUTS
day
day of the date to convert
month
month of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
RESULT
num - Date in numeric format.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  num = date_DateToNum(28,6,1997);
  ...
NOTES
Negative years will be handled correctly.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
NumToDate()

Date/DayDiff

NAME
DayDiff -- Calculates the days between 2 dates. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_DayDiff(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2,calendar);

long date_DayDiff(const unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, const unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
DayDiff gives you back the number of days between two specified dates.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
days - The number of days between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
EXAMPLE

   long days;
   ...
   days = date_DayDiff(18,9,1970,22,1,1994,date_Gregorian);
   printf("Age of Kai Hofmann in days : %ld\n",days);
   ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 02.3200!
BUGS
If you use one of the dates 5.10.1582 to 14.10.1582 you will get an incorrect output because these days don't exist!
SEE ALSO
JulianDayDiff(),GregorianDayDiff(),HeisDayDiff()

Date/DaysAfterWeekday

NAME
DaysAfterWeekday -- Returns the diff to wday after. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_DaysAfterWeekday(day,month,year,weekday,calendar);

unsigned short date_DaysAfterWeekday(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Weekdays weekday, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the days to the weekday after the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
weekday
weekday to search for building difference
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
days - The days after to the searched weekday.
EXAMPLE

        ...
        days = date_DaysAfterWeekday(22,1,1994,date_Thursday,date_Gregorian);
        ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
See Weekday()!
SEE ALSO
JulianDaysAfterWeekday(),GregorianDaysAfterWeekday(),HeisDaysAfterWeekday()

Date/DaysBeforeWeekday

NAME
DaysBeforeWeekday -- Returns the diff to wday before. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_DaysBeforeWeekday(day,month,year,weekday,calendar);

unsigned short date_DaysBeforeWeekday(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Weekdays weekday, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the days to the weekday before the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
weekday
weekday to search for building difference
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
days - The days gets you back to the searched weekday (1-7). If you get back an 8, an error occurs!
EXAMPLE

   ...
   days = date_DaysBeforeWeekday(22,1,1994,date_Thursday,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
See Weekday()!
SEE ALSO
JulianDaysBeforeWeekday(),GregorianDaysBeforeWeekday(),HeisDaysBeforeWeekday()

Date/DiffDateRange

NAME
DiffDateRange -- Calc new date from old one. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
date_DiffDateRange(day,month,year,days,months,years,dday,dmonth,dyear,calendar);

void date_DiffDateRange(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, long months, long years, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear, const date_Calendars calendar);

void date_DiffDateRange(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, long months, long years, unsigned short &dday, unsigned short &dmonth, long &dyear, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the date which lies diffrange before/after the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
days
difference to the date in days
months
difference to the date in months
years
difference to the date in years
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
dday
Destination day
dmonth
Destination month
dyear
Destination year
EXAMPLE

        ...
        date_DiffDateRange(23,1,1994,0,0,1,&dday,&dmonth,&dyear,date_Gregorian);
        ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
RangeDiff(),JulianDiffDateRange(),GregorianDiffDateRange(),HeisDiffDateRange()

Date/DiffTime

NAME
DiffTime -- Returns the diff. time to another time. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
time_DiffTime(hour,min,sec,secs,rhour,rmin,rsec);

void time_DiffTime(const unsigned short hour, const unsigned short min, const unsigned short sec, long secs, unsigned short *const rhour, unsigned short *const rmin, unsigned short *const rsec);

FUNCTION
Returns the time which lies diffsecs before/after the specified time.
INPUTS
hour
hour
min
minute
sec
second
diffsecs
difference to the time in seconds
RESULT
rhour
new hour
rmin
new minute
rsec
new second
EXAMPLE

  ...
  time_DiffTime(12,19,0,2460,&hour,&min,&sec);
  ...
NOTES
Don't forget to convert AM/PM to 24h time!
Don't forget to convert 24h time to AM/PM time if needed!
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you use a valid time
SEE ALSO
TimeToSec(),SecToTime()

Date/Easter

NAME
Easter -- Returns the date of Easter in a year (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
date_Easter(year,dday,dmonth,calendar);

void date_Easter(const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, const date_Calendars calendar);

void date_Easter(const long year, unsigned short &dday, unsigned short &dmonth, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the date of Easter for a specified year.
INPUTS
year
Easter is calculated for this year
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
dday
day of Easter Sunday
dmonth
month of Easter Sunday
EXAMPLE

   ...
   date_Easter(1994,&dday,&dmonth,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
Use this only for 31 to 2099!
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
JulianEaster(),GregorianEaster(),HeisEaster()

Date/FormatDate

NAME
FormatDate -- Formats a date string (V33.320)
SYNOPSIS
date_FormatDate(fmt,day,month,year,lang,tstr,calendar);

void date_FormatDate(const char *const fmt, const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Languages lang, char *const tstr, date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Formats the date into a string.
INPUTS
fmt
Format template string
day
Day of the date to format
month
Month of the date to format
year
Year of the date to format
lang
Language to use for strings
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
tstr - Formatted date string
EXAMPLE

  char buffer[20];
  ...
  date_FormatDate("%Y-%m-%d",10,3,1997,date_Locale,buffer,date_Heis);
  /* "1997-03-10" */
  ...
SYNTAX

Syntax of Amiga compatible % commands:

%d
Day number with leading 0s
%e
Day number with leading spaces
%m
Month number with leading 0s
%h
Abbreviated month name
%b
Abbreviated month name
%B
Month name
%y
Year using two digits with leading 0s
%Y
Year using four digits with leading 0s
%j
Day of the year with leading 0s
%w
Weekday number
%a
Abbreviated weekday name
%A
Weekday name
%U
Week number, taking Sunday as first day of week
%W
Week number, taking Monday as first day of week
%x
Same as "%m/%d/%y"
%D
Same as "%m/%d/%y"

Syntax of % commands:

%Ddf
Day with leading 0s
%Ddv
Day without leading 0s
%DDf
Day within the year with leading 0s
%DDv
Day within the year without leading 0s
%Dmf
Month with leading 0s
%Dmv
Month without leading 0s
%Dms
Month string
%Dma
Abbreviated month string
%Dy2f
2-digit year with leading 0s
%Dy2v
2-digit year without leading 0s
%Dy4f
4-digit year with leading 0s
%Dy4v
4-digit year without leading 0s
%Dys
Scaliger year
%Dj
JD date
%DJ
MJD date
%Dwn
Weekday number (1-7)
%Dws
Weekday string
%Dwa
Abbreviated weekday string
%DWf
Weeknumber with leading 0s
%DWv
Weeknumber without leading 0s
%DMf
Age of the moon (0-30 ?) with leading 0s
%DMv
Age of the moon (0-30 ?) without leading 0s
NOTES
The interface has been extended by the calendar parameter in version 33.320.
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you use a valid date, no check if tstr is big enough.
Using something like "%a %W %Y" as fmt might result in a wrong output year if used for the first/last week of a year.
Example:
1996-12-30 results into "Mo 1 1996" instead of 1997!
SEE ALSO
ParseDate()

Date/FormatTime

NAME
FormatTime -- Formats a time string (V33.224)
SYNOPSIS
time_FormatTime(fmt,ChangeDay,ChangeHour,DST,hour,min,sec,zonemin,tstr);

void time_FormatTime(const char *const fmt, const enum time_ChangeDay ChangeDay, const unsigned short ChangeHour, const BOOL DST, const unsigned short hour, const unsigned short min, const unsigned short sec, const short zonemin, char *const tstr);

FUNCTION
Formats the time into a string.
INPUTS
fmt
Format template string
ChangeDay
Normal day, winter to summer or summer to winter time change day.
ChangeHour
Hour of summer/winter time change
DST
Daylight saving status
hour
Hour of the time to format
min
Minute of the time to format
sec
Second of the time to format
zonemin
Time that was added to GMT time to get the local time zone (in minutes -779 to +779)
RESULT
tstr - Formatted time string
EXAMPLE

  char buffer[20];
  ...
  time_FormatTime("%H:%M:%S",time_Normal,2,0,14,57,0,-360,
  buffer); /* "14:57:0" */
  ...
SYNTAX

Syntax of Amiga compatible % commands:

%q
Hour using 24-hour style
%H
Hour using 24-hour style with leading 0s
%Q
Hour using 12-hour style
%I
Hour using 12-hour style with leading 0s
%p
AM or PM strings
%M
The number of minutes with leading 0s
%S
Number of seconds with leadings 0s
%R
Same as "%H:%M"
%X
Same as "%H:%M:%S"
%T
Same as "%H:%M:%S"
%r
Same as "%I:%M:%S %p"

Syntax of % commands:

%Th1f
12 with leading 0s
%Th1v
12 without leading 0s
%Th2f
24 with leading 0s
%Th2v
24 without leading 0s
%Tpso
a/p
%Tpsu
A/P
%Tplo
am/pm
%Tplu
AM/PM
%Tmf
with leading 0s
%Tmv
without leading 0s
%Tsf
with leading 0s
%Tsv
without leading 0s
%Tj.
starting with '.'
%Tj,
starting with ','
%Tj0
starting with '0.'
%Tj1
starting with '0,'
%Tzh??
hours only
%Tzm?
0100
%TzM??
01:00
%Tz?z?
Use Z for UTC
%Tz?0?
Use +00 for UTC
%Tz??f
use leading 0s
%Tz??v
do not use leading 0s
%Tc1
Use DST for s->w switch
%Tc2
Use I/II for s->w switch
%Tc3
Use a/b for s->w switch (24h only) - on 12h falls back to 2
NOTES
None.
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you use a valid time, no check if tstr is big enough.
SEE ALSO
ParseTime()

Date/GMTToLocal

NAME
GMTToLocal -- Converts a GMT time to a locale one (V33.300)
SYNOPSIS
datetime_GMTToLocal(gjd,gsecs,zonemin,ChangePrevDay,ChangeDay,ChangeNextDay,ChangeHour,ljd,lsecs,DST);

void datetime_GMTToLocal(const unsigned long gjd, const unsigned long gsecs, const short zonemin, const time_ChangeDay ChangePrevDay, const time_ChangeDay ChangeDay, const time_ChangeDay ChangeNextDay, const unsigned short ChangeHour, unsigned long *const ljd, unsigned long *const lsecs, BOOL *const DST);

void datetime_GMTToLocal(const unsigned long gjd, const unsigned long gsecs, const short zonemin, const time_ChangeDay ChangePrevDay, const time_ChangeDay ChangeDay, const time_ChangeDay ChangeNextDay, const unsigned short ChangeHour, unsigned long &ljd, unsigned long &lsecs, &DST);

FUNCTION
Converts a GMT date/time pair into a local date/time pair.
The conversion considers the local daylight savings time as well as the time change from winter to summer and vice versa (if any).
INPUTS
gjd
GMT Julian Date
gsecs
GMT time in seconds
zonemin
Time that was added to GMT time to get the local time zone (in minutes -779 to +779)
ChangePrevDay
Normal day, winter to summer or summer to winter time change on the previous day
ChangeDay
Normal day, winter to summer or summer to winter time change day
ChangeNextDay
Normal day, winter to summer or summer to winter time change on the next day
ChangeHour
Hour of summer/winter time change
DST
Daylight saving status
RESULT
DST
Daylight saving status
ljd
Local Julian Date
lsecs
Local time in seconds
EXAMPLE

  unsigned long ljd,lsecs;
  BOOL DST = TRUE;
  ...
  datetime_GMTToLocal(2450919,30300,+60,time_Normal,time_Normal,time_Normal,2,&ljd,&lsecs,&DST);
  ...
NOTES
None
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you use a valid date/time.
SEE ALSO
LocalToGMT(),JulianToJD(),GregorianToJD(),HeisToJD(),JDToJulian(),JDToGregorian(),JDToHeis(),TimeToSec(),SecToTime(),TimeZoneFactor()

Date/GregorianDayDiff

NAME
GregorianDayDiff -- Calculates the days between 2 dates. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_GregorianDayDiff(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2);

long date_GregorianDayDiff(const unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, const unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2);

FUNCTION
GregorianDayDiff gives you back the number of days between two specified dates.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
RESULT
days - The number of days between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
EXAMPLE

  long days;
  ...
  days = date_GregorianDayDiff(18,9,1970,22,1,1994);
  printf("Age of Kai Hofmann in days : %ld\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 02.3200!
BUGS
If you use one of the dates 5.10.1582 to 14.10.1582 you will get an incorrect output because these days don't exist!
SEE ALSO
GregorianLeapYear(),GregorianMonthDays(),GregorianYearDays(),JulianDayDiff(),HeisDayDiff()

Date/GregorianDaysAfterWeekday

NAME
GregorianDaysAfterWeekday -- Returns the diff to wday after. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_GregorianDaysAfterWeekday(day,month,year,weekday);

unsigned short date_GregorianDaysAfterWeekday(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Weekdays weekday);

FUNCTION
Returns the days to the weekday after the specified date.
If you specify the 22.1.1994 (Saturday) and Thursday you get back 5!
If you specify the 22.1.1994 and Saturday you get back 0 (the same day)!
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
weekday
weekday to search for building difference
RESULT
days - The days after to the searched weekday.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  days = date_GregorianDaysAfterWeekday(22,1,1994,Thursday);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
See GregorianWeekday()!
SEE ALSO
GregorianWeekday(),JulianDaysAfterWeekday(),HeisDaysAfterWeekday()

Date/GregorianDaysBeforeWeekday

NAME
GregorianDaysBeforeWeekday -- Returns the diff to wday before. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_GregorianDaysBeforeWeekday(day,month,year,weekday);

unsigned short date_GregorianDaysBeforeWeekday(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Weekdays weekday);

FUNCTION
Returns the days to the weekday before the specified date.
If you specify the 22.1.1994 (Saturday) and Thursday you get back 2!
If you specify the 22.1.1994 and Saturday you get back 0 (the same day)!
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
weekday
weekday to search for building difference
RESULT
days - The days gets you back to the searched weekday (1-7).
If you get back an 8 an error occurs!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  days = date_GregorianDaysBeforeWeekday(22,1,1994,Thursday);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
See GregorianWeekday()!
SEE ALSO
GregorianWeekday(),JulianDaysBeforeWeekday(),HeisDaysBeforeWeekday()

Date/GregorianDiffDate

NAME
GregorianDiffDate -- Returns the diff date to another date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
date_GregorianDiffDate(day,month,year,days,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_GregorianDiffDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the date which lies days before/after the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
days
difference to the date in days
RESULT
dday
Destination day
dmonth
Destination month
dyear
Destination year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_GregorianDiffDate(23,1,1994,7,&dday,&dmonth,&dyear);
  ...
NOTES
This function is OBSOLETE - please use GregorianDiffDateRange() instead!

It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!

BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
GregorianDayDiff(),GregorianMonthDays(),JulianDiffDate(),HeisDiffDate()

Date/GregorianDiffDateRange

NAME
GregorianDiffDateRange -- Calc new date from old one. (V33.296)
SYNOPSIS
date_GregorianDiffDateRange(day,month,year,days,months,years,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_GregorianDiffDateRange(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, long months, long years, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);


void date_GregorianDiffDateRange(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, long months, long years, unsigned short &dday, unsigned short &dmonth, long &dyear);
FUNCTION
Returns the date which lies diffrange before/after the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
days
difference to the date in days
months
difference to the date in months
years
difference to the date in years
RESULT
dday
Destination day
dmonth
Destination month
dyear
Destination year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_GregorianDiffDateRange(23,1,1994,0,0,1,&dday,&dmonth,&dyear);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
GregorianDiffDate(),GregorianRangeDiff(),JulianDiffDateRange(),HeisDiffDateRange()

Date/GregorianEaster

NAME
GregorianEaster -- Returns the date of Easter in a year (V33)
SYNOPSIS
date_GregorianEaster(year,dday,dmonth);

void date_GregorianEaster(const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth);

FUNCTION
Returns the date of Easter for a specified year.
INPUTS
year - Easter is calculated for this year
RESULT
dday
day of Easter Sunday
dmonth
month of Easter Sunday
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_GregorianEaster(1994,&dday,&dmonth);
  ...
NOTES
Use this only for 31 to 2099!
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
JulianEaster(),HeisEaster()

Date/GregorianLastMonthDay

NAME
GregorianLastMonthDay -- The number of last day in a month. (V33.234)
SYNOPSIS
day = date_GregorianLastMonthDay(month,year);

unsigned short date_GregorianLastMonthDay(const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
GregorianLastMonthDay returns the number of the last day for a given month.
INPUTS
month
The month from which you want to get the last day.
year
The year in which the month is.
RESULT
days - The number of the last day the month uses, or 0 if you use an incorrect month.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  day = date_GregorianLastMonthDay(1,1994); /* 31 */
  ...
NOTES
Use this function only for years from 8 to 3199!
BUGS
none.
SEE ALSO
GregorianMonthDays(),JulianLastMonthDay(),HeisLastMonthDay()

Date/GregorianLeapYear

NAME
GregorianLeapYear -- Checks if a year is a leap year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
leapyear = date_GregorianLeapYear(year);

BOOL date_GregorianLeapYear(const long year);

FUNCTION
GregorianLeapYear checks if a year is a leap year.
For years after 1582 all years devideable by 4 are leap years, without years devideable by 100, but years devideable by 400 are leap years again!
For years before 1582 see JulianLeapYear().
INPUTS
year - The year which should be checked (from -32768 to 32767). I think only values from 8 to 3200 are valid, because of the variant that was done by Augustus!
RESULT
leapyear - TRUE if the year is a leap year, otherwise FALSE.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (date_GregorianLeapYear(1994))
   {
    printf("leap year!\n");
   }
  else
   {
    printf("no leap year!\n");
   }
  ...
NOTES
A year is 365.2425 days long!
Use this function only for values from 8 to 3199!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianLeapYear(),HeisLeapYear()

Date/GregorianMonthDays

NAME
GregorianMonthDays -- Returns the number of days of a month. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_GregorianMonthDays(month,year);

unsigned short date_GregorianMonthDays(const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
GregorianMonthDays returns the number of days a month in a specified year has.
For the year 1582 and the month 10 there are only 21 days, because of the Gregorian-reform 10 days are deleted from the month (for more - look out for books about this!)
INPUTS
month
The month from which you want to get the number of days.
year
The year in which the month is.
RESULT
days - The number of days the month uses, or 0 if you use an incorrect month.
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short days;
  ...
  days = date_GregorianMonthDays(1,1994);
  printf("Days of January 1994 : %hu\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
Use this function only for years from 8 to 3199!
BUGS
none.
SEE ALSO
GregorianLeapYear(),JulianMonthDays(),HeisMonthDays()

Date/GregorianMoonAge

NAME
GregorianMoonAge -- Returns the age of the moon (V33)
SYNOPSIS
ep = date_GregorianMoonAge(day,month,year);

unsigned short date_GregorianMoonAge(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
Returns the age of the moon on a specified date.
INPUTS
day
For this day the age is calculated.
month
For this month the age is calculated.
year
For this year the age is calculated.
RESULT
ep - The age of the moon on the specified date.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  ep = date_GregorianMoonAge(18,9,1994);
  ...
NOTES
Use this only for 1582 to 4100!
This is only an experimental version!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
GregorianMoonPhase()

Date/GregorianMoonPhase

NAME
GregorianMoonPhase -- Searches for the next moon phase (V33.098)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_GregorianMoonPhase(day,month,year,phase);

unsigned long date_GregorianMoonPhase(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const MoonPhases phase);

FUNCTION
Returns the next moon phase you are searching for after a specified date.
INPUTS
day
Start day for the search.
month
Start month for the search.
year
Start year for the search.
phase
The moon phase you want to know.
RESULT
jd - The day (as JD) on which the moon phase was found.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = date_GregorianMoonPhase(18,9,1994,FullMoon);
  date_JDToGregorian(jd,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
The range of this function is unknown to me!
So use it only from 1583 to 2500.
This is only an experimental version!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO

Date/GregorianRangeDiff

NAME
GregorianRangeDiff -- Calculates the range between 2 dates. (V33.297)
SYNOPSIS
date_GregorianRangeDiff(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2,days,months,years);

void date_GregorianRangeDiff(unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, short *const days, short *const months, long *const years);
void date_GregorianRangeDiff(unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, short &days, short &months, long &years);

FUNCTION
GregorianRangeDiff gives you back the number of days, months and years between two specified dates.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
RESULT
days
The number of days between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
months
The number of months between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
years
The number of years between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
EXAMPLE

  short days,months;
  long years;
  ...
  date_GregorianRangeDiff(18,9,1970,25,1,1998,&days,&months,&years);
  printf("Age of Kai Hofmann is : %ld years, %hd months, %hd days\n",years,months,days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 02.3200!
BUGS
If you use one of the dates 5.10.1582 to 14.10.1582 you will get an incorrect output because these days don't exist!
SEE ALSO
GregorianDayDiff(),GregorianDiffDateRange(),JulianRangeDiff(),HeisRangeDiff()

Date/GregorianToJD

NAME
GregorianToJD -- Returns the JD for a date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_GregorianToJD(day,month,year);

unsigned long date_GregorianToJD(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
Returns the JD for a Gregorian date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date to convert
month
month of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
RESULT
jd - This is the JD
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = date_GregorianToJD(23,1,1994);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
GSYearToJD(),GYearToScaliger(),GregorianDayDiff(),JulianToJD(),HeisToJD()

Date/GregorianWeek

NAME
GregorianWeek -- Gets the weeknumber for a specified date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
weeknr = date_GregorianWeek(day,month,year);

unsigned short date_GregorianWeek(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
GregorianWeek gets the number of the week for a specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
RESULT
week - This is the number of the week the specified date lies in.
If the first day in a new year is a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, this would be the last week of the last year!
If the 29.12. is a Monday, the 30.12. is a Monday or a Tuesday, the 31.12. is a Monday, Tuesday or a Wednesday this is the first week of the next year!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  weeknr = date_GregorianWeek(4,10,1582);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
For years < 0 errors could occur.
SEE ALSO
JulianWeek(),HeisWeek(),GregorianWeekday(),GregorianDayDiff(),SetFirstWeekday()

Date/GregorianWeekday

NAME
GregorianWeekday -- Gets the weekday of a specified date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
weekday = date_GregorianWeekday(day,month,year);

date_Weekdays date_GregorianWeekday(const unsigned short day, unsigned short month, long year);

FUNCTION
GregorianWeekday gets the weekday for a specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
RESULT
weekday - This result is of type:
date_Weekdays = {date_dayerr,date_Monday,date_Tuesday,date_Wednesday,date_date_Thursday,date_Friday,date_Saturday,date_Sunday};
dayerr will show you, that an error occurs!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  weekday = date_GregorianWeekday(22,1,1994);
  if (weekday == dayerr)
   {
    ...
   }
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 3200!
In this version dayerr will only occur for the lost days :)
BUGS
It's not possible to use years < 0 (for more see JulianWeekday()).
SEE ALSO
JulianWeekday(),HeisWeekday()

Date/GregorianWWtoDM

NAME
GregorianWWtoDM -- Convert Weekday,Week to Day,Month. (V33.243)
SYNOPSIS
date_GregorianWWtoDM(weekday,week,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_GregorianWWtoDM(const date_Weekdays weekday, const unsigned short week, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Converts weekday,week to day,month.
INPUTS
weekday
weekday of the date to convert
week
week of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
RESULT
day
day of the converted date
month
month of the converted date
year
year of the converted date
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short day,month;
  long year;
  ...
  date_GregorianWWtoDM(date_Thursday,14,1997,&day,&month,&year);
  /* 1997-04-03 */
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!
Be careful, the resulting year might be different from the input year!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JulianWWtoDM(),GregorianWWtoDM()

Date/GregorianYearDays

NAME
GregorianYearDays -- Gives back the number of days in a year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_GregorianYearDays(year);

unsigned short date_GregorianYearDays(const long year);

FUNCTION
GregorianYearDays gives you back the number of days in a specified year.
INPUTS
year - The year in which to count the days.
RESULT
days - The number of days the year uses.
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short days;
  ...
  days = date_GregorianYearDays(1994);
  printf("Days of 1994 : %hu\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 3199!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
GregorianMonthDays(),JulianYearDays(),HeisYearDays()

Date/GSYearToJD

NAME
GSYearToJD -- Calcs the JD from a Scaliger year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_GSYearToJD(syear);

unsigned long date_GSYearToJD(const unsigned long syear);

FUNCTION
Returns the Julianday of a Scaliger year.
INPUTS
syear - Scaliger year
RESULT
jd - The Julianday
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = date_GSYearToJD(4800);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 4707 to 7981!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JSYearToJD(),HSYearToJD()

Date/GYearToScaliger

NAME
GYearToScaliger -- Returns the year as Scaliger year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
syear = date_GYearToScaliger(year);

unsigned long date_GYearToScaliger(const long year);

FUNCTION
Returns the Scaliger year.
INPUTS
year - Gregorian year
RESULT
syear - The Scaliger year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  syear = date_GYearToScaliger(1994);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JYearToScaliger(),HYearToScaliger()

Date/HeisDayDiff

NAME
HeisDayDiff -- Calculates the days between 2 dates. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_HeisDayDiff(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2);

long date_HeisDayDiff(const unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, const unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2);

FUNCTION
HeisDayDiff gives you back the number of days between two specified dates.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
RESULT
days - The number of days between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
EXAMPLE

  long days;
  ...
  days = date_HeisDayDiff(18,9,1970,22,1,1994);
  printf("Age of Kai Hofmann in days : %ld\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
If you use on of the dates 5.10.1582 to 14.10.1582 you will get an incorrect output because these days don't exist!
SEE ALSO
HeisLeapYear(),HeisMonthDays(),HeisYearDays(),JulianDayDiff(),GregorianDayDiff()

Date/HeisDaysAfterWeekday

NAME
HeisDaysAfterWeekday -- Returns the diff to the wday after. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_HeisDaysAfterWeekday(day,month,year,weekday);

unsigned short date_HeisDaysAfterWeekday(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Weekdays weekday);

FUNCTION
Returns the days to the weekday after the specified date.
If you specify the 22.1.1994 (Saturday) and Thursday you get back 5!
If you specify the 22.1.1994 and Saturday you get back 0 (the same day)!
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
weekday
weekday to search for building difference
RESULT
days - The days after to the searched weekday.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  days = date_HeisDaysAfterWeekday(22,1,1994,Thursday);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
See HeisWeekday()!
SEE ALSO
HeisWeekday(),JulianDaysAfterWeekday(),GregorianDaysAfterWeekday()

Date/HeisDaysBeforeWeekday

NAME
HeisDaysBeforeWeekday -- Returns the diff to wday before. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_HeisDaysBeforeWeekday(day,month,year,weekday);

unsigned short date_HeisDaysBeforeWeekday(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Weekdays weekday);

FUNCTION
Returns the days to the weekday before the specified date.
If you specify the 22.1.1994 (Saturday) and Thursday you get back 2!
If you specify the 22.1.1994 and Saturday you get back 0 (the same day)!
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
weekday
weekday to search for building difference
RESULT
days - The days gets you back to the searched weekday (1-7).
If you get back an 8 an error occurs!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  days = date_HeisDaysBeforeWeekday(22,1,1994,Thursday);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
See HeisWeekday()!
SEE ALSO
HeisWeekday(),JulianDaysBeforeWeekday(),GregorianDaysBeforeWeekday()

Date/HeisDiffDate

NAME
HeisDiffDate -- Returns the date for a diff to another date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
date_HeisDiffDate(day,month,year,days,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_HeisDiffDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the date which lies days before/after the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
days
difference to the date in days
RESULT
dday
Destination day
dmonth
Destination month
dyear
Destination year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_HeisDiffDate(23,1,1994,7,&dday,&dmonth,&dyear);
  ...
NOTES
This function is OBSOLETE - please use HeisDiffDateRange() instead!

It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!

BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
HeisDayDiff(),HeisMonthDays(),JulianDiffDate(),GregorianDiffDate()

Date/HeisDiffDateRange

NAME
HeisDiffDateRange -- Calc new date from old one and diff. (V33.296)
SYNOPSIS
date_HeisDiffDateRange(day,month,year,days,months,years,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_HeisDiffDateRange(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, long months, long years, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);
void date_HeisDiffDateRange(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, long months, long years, unsigned short &dday, unsigned short &dmonth, long &dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the date which lies diffrange before/after the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
days
difference to the date in days
months
difference to the date in months
years
difference to the date in years
RESULT
dday
Destination day
dmonth
Destination month
dyear
Destination year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_HeisDiffDateRange(23,1,1994,0,0,1,&dday,&dmonth,&dyear);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
HeisDiffDate(),HeisRangeDiff(),JulianDiffDateRange(),GregorianDiffDateRange()

Date/HeisEaster

NAME
HeisEaster -- Returns the date of Easter in a year (V33)
SYNOPSIS
date_HeisEaster(year,dday,dmonth);

void date_HeisEaster(const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth);

FUNCTION
Returns the date of Easter for a specified year.
INPUTS
year - Easter is calculated for this year
RESULT
dday
day of Easter Sunday
dmonth
month of Easter Sunday
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_HeisEaster(1994,&dday,&dmonth);
  ...
NOTES
This is only a dummy to date_GregorianEaster!
Use this only for 31 to 2099!
BUGS
Unknown.
SEE ALSO
JulianEaster(),GregorianEaster()

Date/HeisLastMonthDay

NAME
HeisLastMonthDay -- The number of last day in a month. (V33.234)
SYNOPSIS
day = date_HeisLastMonthDay(month,year);

unsigned short date_HeisLastMonthDay(const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
HeisLastMonthDay returns the number of the last day for a given month.
INPUTS
month
The month from which you want to get the last day.
year
The year in which the month is.
RESULT
day - The number of the last day the month uses, or 0 if you use an incorrect month.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  day = date_HeisLastMonthDays(1,1994); /* 31 */
  ...
NOTES
Use this function only for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
None
SEE ALSO
HeisMonthDays(),JulianLastMonthDay(),GregorianLastMonthDay()

Date/HeisLeapYear

NAME
HeisLeapYear -- Checks if a year is a leap year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
leapyear = date_HeisLeapYear(year);

BOOL date_HeisLeapYear(const long year);

FUNCTION
HeisLeapYear checks if a year is a leap year.
For years after 1582 see GregorianLeapYear().
The correction from N. Heis says, that all years devideable by 3200 are no longer leap years!
For years before 1582 see JulianLeapYear().
INPUTS
year - The year which should be checked (from -32768 to 32767). I think only values from 8 to 32767 are valid, because of the variant that was done by Augustus!
RESULT
leapyear - TRUE if the year is a leap year, otherwise FALSE.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (date_HeisLeapYear(1994))
   {
    printf("leap year!\n");
   }
  else
   {
    printf("no leap year!\n");
   }
  ...
NOTES
A year is now 365.2421875 days!
Use this function only for values from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianLeapYear(),GregorianLeapYear()

Date/HeisMonthDays

NAME
HeisMonthDays -- Returns the number of days of a month. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_HeisMonthDays(month,year);

unsigned short date_HeisMonthDays(const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
HeisMonthDays returns the number of days a month in a specified year has.
For the year 1582 and the month 10 there are only 21 days, because of the Gregorian-reform 10 days are deleted from the month (for more - look out for books about this!)
INPUTS
month
The month from which you want to get the number of days.
year
The year in which the month is.
RESULT
days - The number of days the month uses, or 0 if you use an incorrect month.
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short days;
  ...
  days = date_HeisMonthDays(1,1994);
  printf("Days of January 1994 : %hu\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
Use this function only for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
See GregorianMonthDays!
SEE ALSO
HeisLeapYear(),JulianMonthDays(),GregorianMonthDays()

Date/HeisRangeDiff

NAME
HeisRangeDiff -- Calculates the range between 2 dates. (V33.297)
SYNOPSIS
date_HeisRangeDiff(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2,days,months,years);

void date_HeisRangeDiff(unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, short *const days, short *const months, long *const years);

void date_HeisRangeDiff(unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, short &days, short &months, long &years);

FUNCTION
HeisRangeDiff gives you back the number of days, months and years between two specified dates.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
RESULT
days
The number of days between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
months
The number of months between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
years
The number of years between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
EXAMPLE

  short days,months;
  long years;
  ...
  date_HeisRangeDiff(18,9,1970,25,1,1994);
  printf("Age of Kai Hofmann is : %ld years, %hd months, %hd days\n",years,months,days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
If you use on of the dates 5.10.1582 to 14.10.1582 you will get an incorrect output because these days don't exist!
SEE ALSO
HeisDayDiff(),HeisDiffDateRange(),JulianRangeDiff(),GregorianRangeDiff()

Date/HeisToJD

NAME
HeisToJD -- Returns the JD for a date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_HeisToJD(day,month,year);

unsigned long date_HeisToJD(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
Returns the JD for a Heis date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date to convert
month
month of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
RESULT
jd - This is the JD
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = date_HeisToJD(23,1,1994);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 3267!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
HSYearToJD(),HYearToScaliger(),HeisDayDiff(),JulianToJD(),HeisToJD()

Date/HeisWeek

NAME
HeisWeek -- Gets the number of the week for a specified date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
weeknr = date_HeisWeek(day,month,year);

unsigned short date_HeisWeek(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
HeisWeek gets the number of the week for a specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
RESULT
week - This is the number of the week the specified date lies in.
If the first day in a new year is a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, this would be the last week of the last year!
If the 29.12. is a Monday, the 30.12. is a Monday or a Tuesday, the 31.12. is a Monday, Tuesday or a Wednesday this is the first week of the next year!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  weeknr = date_HeisWeek(4,10,1582);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
For years < 0 errors could occur.
SEE ALSO
JulianWeek(),GregorianWeek(),HeisWeekday(),HeisDayDiff(),SetFirstWeekday()

Date/HeisWeekday

NAME
HeisWeekday -- Gets the weekday of a specified date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
weekday = date_HeisWeekday(day,month,year);

date_Weekdays date_HeisWeekday(const unsigned short day, unsigned short month, long year);

FUNCTION
HeisWeekday gets the weekday for a specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
RESULT
weekday - This result is of type:
date_Weekdays = {date_dayerr,date_Monday,date_Tuesday,date_Wednesday,date_Thursday,date_Friday,date_Saturday,date_Sunday};
date_dayerr will show you, that an error occurs!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  weekday = date_HeisWeekday(22,1,1994);
  if (weekday == date_dayerr)
   {
    ...
   }
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000!
In this version date_dayerr will only occur for the lost days :)
BUGS
It is not possible to use year < 0 (see JulianWeekday() for more).
SEE ALSO
JulianWeekday(),GregorianWeekday()

Date/HeisWWtoDM

NAME
HeisWWtoDM -- Convert Weekday,Week to Day,Month. (V33.243)
SYNOPSIS
date_HeisWWtoDM(weekday,week,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_HeisWWtoDM(const date_Weekdays weekday, const unsigned short week, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Converts weekday,week to day,month.
INPUTS
weekday
weekday of the date to convert
week
week of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
RESULT
day
day of the converted date
month
month of the converted date
year
year of the converted date
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short day,month;
  long year;
  ...
  date_HeisWWtoDM(date_Thursday,14,1997,&day,&month,&year);
  /* 1997-04-03 */
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
Be careful, the resulting year might be different from the input year!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JulianWWtoDM(),GregorianWWtoDM()

Date/HeisYearDays

NAME
HeisYearDays -- Gives back the number of days in a year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_HeisYearDays(year);

unsigned short date_HeisYearDays(const long year);

FUNCTION
HeisYearDays gives you back the number of days in a specified year.
INPUTS
year - The year in which to count the days.
RESULT
days - The number of days the year uses.
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short days;
  ...
  days = date_HeisYearDays(1994);
  printf("Days of 1994 : %hu\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
HeisMonthDays(),JulianYearDays(),GregorianYearDays()

Date/HSYearToJD

NAME
HSYearToJD -- Calcs the JD from a Scaliger year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_HSYearToJD(syear);

unsigned long date_HSYearToJD(const unsigned long syear);

FUNCTION
Returns the Julianday of a Scaliger year.
INPUTS
syear - Scaliger year
RESULT
jd - The Julianday
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = date_HSYearToJD(6700);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 4707 to 7981!
In this version only date_GSYearToJD() is called, because the Scaliger period is only valid to 3268
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JSYearToJD(),GSYearToJD()

Date/HYearToScaliger

NAME
HYearToScaliger -- Returns the year as Scaliger year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
syear = date_HYearToScaliger(year);

unsigned long date_HYearToScaliger(const long year);

FUNCTION
Returns the Scaliger year.
INPUTS
year - Heis year
RESULT
syear - The Scaliger year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  syear = date_HYearToScaliger(1994);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
The Scaliger period is defined to 3268!!!.
SEE ALSO
JYearToScaliger(),GYearToScaliger()

Date/JDToDate

NAME
JDToDate -- Returns the date for a JD. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
date_JDToDate(jd,day,month,year,calendar);

void date_JDToDate(const unsigned long jd, unsigned short *const day, unsigned short *const month, long *const year, const date_Calendars calendar);

void date_JDToDate(const unsigned long jd, unsigned short &day, unsigned short &month, long &year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the date for a JD.
INPUTS
jd
This is the given JD.
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
EXAMPLE

   ...
   date_JDToDate(2299161,&day,&month,&year,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 1718867 to 2889835!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JDToJulian(),JDToGregorian(),JDToHeis()

Date/JDToGregorian

NAME
JDToGregorian -- Returns the Gregorian date for a JD. (V33.095)
SYNOPSIS
date_JDToGregorian(jd,day,month,year);

void date_JDToGregorian(const unsigned long jd, unsigned short *const day, unsigned short *const month, long *const year);

FUNCTION
Returns the Gregorian date for a JD.
INPUTS
jd - This is the given JD.
RESULT
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_JDToGregorian(2299161,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 1718867 to 2889835!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JDToJulian(),JDToHeis()

Date/JDToHeis

NAME
JDToHeis -- Returns the Heis date for a JD. (V33.095)
SYNOPSIS
date_JDToHeis(jd,day,month,year);

void date_JDToHeis(const unsigned long jd, unsigned short *const day, unsigned short *const month, long *const year);

FUNCTION
Returns the Heis date for a JD.
INPUTS
jd - This is the given JD.
RESULT
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_JDToHeis(2299161,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
At the moment this is only a dummy to date_JDToGregorian, so:
It is better to use this function only from 1718867 to 2889835!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JDToJulian(),JDToGregorian()

Date/JDToJulian

NAME
JDToJulian -- Returns the Julian date for a JD. (V33.095)
SYNOPSIS
date_JDToJulian(jd,day,month,year);

void date_JDToJulian(const unsigned long jd, unsigned short *const day, unsigned short *const month, long *const year);

FUNCTION
Returns the Julian date for a JD.
INPUTS
jd - This is the given JD.
RESULT
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_JDToJulian(2299160,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 1718867 to 2299160!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JDToGregorian(),JDToHeis()

Date/JDtoMJD

NAME
JDtoMJD -- Switches from JD to MJD. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
mjd = date_JDtoMJD(jd);

unsigned long date_JDtoMJD(const unsigned long jd);

FUNCTION
Returns the Modified Julianday of a Julianday.
INPUTS
jd - Julianday
RESULT
mjd - The Modified Julianday
EXAMPLE

  ...
  mjd = date_JDtoMJD(2449354);
  ...
NOTES
none
BUGS
Only use this function for jd > 2400001, because mjd is only defined for this, otherwise system will crash!
SEE ALSO
MJDtoJD()

Date/JDToTime

NAME
JDToTime -- Returns the real time for a JD time. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
time_JDToTime(jd,rhour,rmin,rsec);

void time_JDToTime(float jd, unsigned short *const rhour, unsigned short *const rmin, unsigned short *const rsec);

FUNCTION
Returns the real time for a JD time.
INPUTS
jd - JD time
RESULT
rhour
24 hour real time
rmin
real minutes
rsec
real seconds
EXAMPLE

  ...
  time_JDToTime(0.76543,&rhour,&rmin,&rsec);
  ...
NOTES
none.
BUGS
If jd is > 0 (including days) there will be occur arithmetic bugs!
SEE ALSO
TimeToJD()

Date/JSYearToJD

NAME
JSYearToJD -- Calcs the JD from a Scaliger year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_JSYearToJD(syear);

unsigned long date_JSYearToJD(const unsigned long syear);

FUNCTION
Returns the Julianday of a Scaliger year.
INPUTS
syear - Scaliger year
RESULT
jd - The Julianday
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = date_JSYearToJD(4800);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 4707 to 6295!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
GSYearToJD(),HSYearToJD()

Date/JulianDayDiff

NAME
JulianDayDiff -- Calculates the days between 2 dates. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_JulianDayDiff(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2);

long date_JulianDayDiff(const unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, const unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2);

FUNCTION
JulianDayDiff gives you back the number of days between two specified dates.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
RESULT
days - The number of days between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
EXAMPLE

  long days;
  ...
  days = date_JulianDayDiff(18,9,1970,22,1,1994);
  printf("Age of Kai Hofmann in days : %ld\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 1582!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianLeapYear(),JulianMonthDays(),JulianYearDays(),GregorianDayDiff(),HeisDayDiff()

Date/JulianDaysAfterWeekday

NAME
JulianDaysAfterWeekday -- Returns the diff to the wday after. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_JulianDaysAfterWeekday(day,month,year,weekday);

unsigned short date_JulianDaysAfterWeekday(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Weekdays weekday);

FUNCTION
Returns the days to the weekday after the specified date.
If you specify the 22.1.1994 (Saturday) and Thursday you get back 5!
If you specify the 22.1.1994 and Saturday you get back 0 (the same day)!
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
weekday
weekday to search for building difference
RESULT
days - The days after to the searched weekday.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  days = date_JulianDaysAfterWeekday(22,1,1994,Thursday);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 1582!
BUGS
See JulianWeekday()!
SEE ALSO
JulianWeekday(),GregorianDaysAfterWeekday(),HeisDaysAfterWeekday()

Date/JulianDaysBeforeWeekday

NAME
JulianDaysBeforeWeekday -- Returns the diff to the wday before. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_JulianDaysBeforeWeekday(day,month,year,weekday);

unsigned short date_JulianDaysBeforeWeekday(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Weekdays weekday);

FUNCTION
Returns the days to the weekday before the specified date.
If you specify the 22.1.1994 (Saturday) and Thursday you get back 2!
If you specify the 22.1.1994 and Saturday you get back 0 (the same day)!
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
weekday
weekday to search for building difference
RESULT
days - The days gets you back to the searched weekday (0-6).
If you get back an 8 an error occurs!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  days = date_JulianDaysBeforeWeekday(22,1,1994,Thursday);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 02.1582!
BUGS
See JulianWeekday()!
SEE ALSO
JulianWeekday(),GregorianDaysBeforeWeekday(),HeisDaysBeforeWeekday()

Date/JulianDiffDate

NAME
JulianDiffDate -- Returns the date for a diff to another date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
date_JulianDiffDate(day,month,year,days,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_JulianDiffDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the date which lies days before/after the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
days
difference to the date in days
RESULT
dday
Destination day
dmonth
Destination month
dyear
Destination year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_JulianDiffDate(23,1,1994,7,&dday,&dmonth,&dyear);
  ...
NOTES
This function is OBSOLETE - please use JulianDiffDateRange() instead!

It is better to use this function only from 8 to 1582!

BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JulianDayDiff(),JulianMonthDays(),GregorianDiffDate(),HeisDiffDate()

Date/JulianDiffDateRange

NAME
JulianDiffDateRange -- Calc new date from old one and diff. (V33.296)
SYNOPSIS
date_JulianDiffDateRange(day,month,year,days,months,years,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_JulianDiffDateRange(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, long months, long years, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

void date_JulianDiffDateRange(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, long days, long months, long years, unsigned short &dday, unsigned short &dmonth, long &dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the date which lies diffrange before/after the specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
days
difference to the date in days
months
difference to the date in months
years
difference to the date in years
RESULT
dday
Destination day
dmonth
Destination month
dyear
Destination year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_JulianDiffDateRange(23,1,1994,0,0,1,&dday,&dmonth,&dyear);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 1582!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JulianDiffDate(),JulianRangeDiff(),GregorianDiffDateRange(),HeisDiffDateRange()

Date/JulianEaster

NAME
JulianEaster -- Returns the date of Easter in a year (V33.097)
SYNOPSIS
date_JulianEaster(year,dday,dmonth);

void date_JulianEaster(const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth);

FUNCTION
Returns the date of Easter for a specified year.
INPUTS
year - Easter is calculated for this year
RESULT
dday
day of Easter Sunday
dmonth
month of Easter Sunday
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_JulianEaster(1994,&dday,&dmonth);
  ...
NOTES
Use this only for 31 to 1582!
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
GregorianEaster(),HeisEaster()

Date/JulianLastMonthDay

NAME
JulianLastMonthDay -- The number of last day in a month. (V33.234)
SYNOPSIS
day = date_JulianLastMonthDay(month,year);

unsigned short date_JulianLastMonthDay(const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
JulianLastMonthDay returns the number of the last day for a given month.
INPUTS
month
The month from which you want to get the last day.
year
The year in which the month is.
RESULT
day - The number of the last day the month uses, or 0 if you use an incorrect month.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  day = date_JulianLastMonthDay(1,1994); /* 31 */
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 09.1582!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianMonthDays(),GregorianLastMonthDay(),HeisLastMonthDay()

Date/JulianLeapYear

NAME
JulianLeapYear -- Checks if a year is a leap year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
leapyear = date_JulianLeapYear(year);

BOOL date_JulianLeapYear(const long year);

FUNCTION
JulianLeapYear checks if a year is a leap year in the Julian calendar
For years after Chr. it checks if the year is devideable by 4.
For years before Chr. a leap year must have a modulo 4 value of 1
INPUTS
year - The year which should be checked (from -32768 to 32767). I think only values from 8 to 32767 are valid, because of the variant that was done by Augustus!
RESULT
leapyear - TRUE if the year is a leap year, otherwise FALSE.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (date_JulianLeapYear(1994))
   {
    printf("leap year!\n");
   }
  else
   {
    printf("no leap year!\n");
   }
  ...
NOTES
A year is 365.25 days long!
Use this function only for values from 8 to 1582!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
GregorianLeapYear(),HeisLeapYear()

Date/JulianMonthDays

NAME
JulianMonthDays -- Returns the number of days of a month. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_JulianMonthDays(month,year);

unsigned short date_JulianMonthDays(const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
JulianMonthDays returns the number of days a month in a specified year has.
INPUTS
month
The month from which you want to get the number of days.
year
The year in which the month is.
RESULT
days - The number of days the month uses, or 0 if you use an incorrect month.
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short days;
  ...
  days = date_JulianMonthDays(1,1994);
  printf("Days of January 1994 : %hu\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 09.1582!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianLeapYear(),GregorianMonthDays(),HeisMonthDays()

Date/JulianRangeDiff

NAME
JulianRangeDiff -- Calculates the range between 2 dates. (V33.297)
SYNOPSIS
date_JulianRangeDiff(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2,days,months,years);

void date_JulianRangeDiff(unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, short *const days, short *const months, long *const years);

void date_JulianRangeDiff(unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, short &days, short &months, long &years);

FUNCTION
JulianRangeDiff gives you back the number of days, months and years between two specified dates.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
RESULT
days
The number of days between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
months
The number of months between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
years
The number of years between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
EXAMPLE

  short days,months;
  long years;
  ...
  date_JulianRangeDiff(18,9,1970,25,1,1998,&days,&months,&years);
  printf("Age of Kai Hofmann is : %ld years, %hd months, %hd days\n",years,months,days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 1582!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianDayDiff(),JulianDiffDateRange(),GregorianRangeDiff(),HeisRangeDiff()

Date/JulianToJD

NAME
JulianToJD -- Returns the JD for a date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_JulianToJD(day,month,year);

unsigned long date_JulianToJD(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
Returns the JD for a Julian date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date to convert
month
month of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
RESULT
jd - This is the JD
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = date_JulianToJD(23,1,1994);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 1582!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JSYearToJD(),JYearToScaliger(),JulianDayDiff(),GregorianToJD(),HeisToJD()

Date/JulianWeek

NAME
JulianWeek -- Gets the number of the week for a specified date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
weeknr = date_JulianWeek(day,month,year);

unsigned short date_JulianWeek(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
JulianWeek gets the number of the week for a specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
RESULT
week - This is the number of the week the specified date lies in.
If the first day in a new year is a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, this would be the last week of the last year!
If the 29.12. is a Monday, the 30.12. is a Monday or a Tuesday, the 31.12. is a Monday, Tuesday or a Wednesday this is the first week of the next year!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  weeknr = date_JulianWeek(4,10,1582);
  ...
NOTES
It is is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 1582!
BUGS
For years < 0 errors could occur.
SEE ALSO
GregorianWeek(),HeisWeek(),JulianWeekday(),JulianDayDiff(),SetFirstWeekday()

Date/JulianWeekday

NAME
JulianWeekday -- Gets the weekday of a specified date. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
weekday = date_JulianWeekday(day,month,year);

date_Weekdays date_JulianWeekday(const unsigned short day, unsigned short month, long year);

FUNCTION
JulianWeekday gets the weekday for a specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
RESULT
weekday - This result is of type:
date_Weekdays = {date_dayerr,date_Monday,date_Tuesday,date_Wednesday,date_Thursday,date_Friday,date_Saturday,date_Sunday};
dayerr will show you, that an error occurs!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  weekday = date_JulianWeekday(4,10,1582);
  if (weekday == dayerr)
   {
    ...
   }
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 4.10.1582!
In this version no dayerr will occur!
BUGS
For years <= 0 errors could occur, or systemcrashs(?).
SEE ALSO
GregorianWeekday(),HeisWeekday()

Date/JulianWWtoDM

NAME
JulianWWtoDM -- Convert Weekday,Week to Day,Month. (V33.243)
SYNOPSIS
date_JulianWWtoDM(weekday,week,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_JulianWWtoDM(const date_Weekdays weekday, const unsigned short week, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Converts weekday,week to day,month.
INPUTS
weekday
weekday of the date to convert
week
week of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
RESULT
day
day of the converted date
month
month of the converted date
year
year of the converted date
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short day,month;
  long year;
  ...
  date_JulianWWtoDM(date_Thursday,14,1997,&day,&month,&year);
  /* 1997-04-03 */
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 1582!
Be careful, the resulting year might be different from the input year!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
GregorianWWtoDM(),HeisWWtoDM()

Date/JulianYearDays

NAME
JulianYearDays -- Gives back the number of days in a year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_JulianYearDays(year);

unsigned short date_JulianYearDays(const long year);

FUNCTION
JulianYearDays gives you back the number of days in a specified year.
INPUTS
year - The year in which to count the days.
RESULT
days - The number of days the year uses.
EXAMPLE

  unsigned short days;
  ...
  days = date_JulianYearDays(1994);
  printf("Days of 1994 : %hu\n",days);
  ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 1581!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianMonthDays(),GregorianYearDays(),HeisYearDays()

Date/JYearToScaliger

NAME
JYearToScaliger -- Returns the year as Scaliger year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
syear = date_JYearToScaliger(year);

unsigned long date_JYearToScaliger(const long year);

FUNCTION
Returns the Scaliger year.
INPUTS
year - Julian year
RESULT
syear - The Scaliger year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  syear = date_JYearToScaliger(1582);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 1582!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
GYearToScaliger(),HYearToScaliger()

Date/LastMonthDay

NAME
LastMonthDay -- The number of last day in a month. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
day = date_LastMonthDay(month,year,calendar);

unsigned short date_LastMonthDay(const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
LastMonthDay returns the number of the last day for a given month.
INPUTS
month
The month from which you want to get the last day.
year
The year in which the month is.
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
days - The number of the last day the month uses, or 0 if you use an incorrect month.
EXAMPLE

   ...
   day = date_LastMonthDay(1,1994,date_Gregorian); /* 31 */
   ...
NOTES
Use this function only for years from 8 to 3199!
BUGS
none.
SEE ALSO
JulianLastMonthDay(),GregorianLastMonthDay(),HeisLastMonthDay()

Date/LeapYear

NAME
LeapYear -- Checks if a year is a leap year. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
leapyear = date_LeapYear(year,calendar);

bool date_LeapYear(const long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
LeapYear checks if a year is a leap year.
INPUTS
year
The year which should be checked (from -32768 to 32767). I think only values from 8 to 8000 are valid, because of the variant that was done by Augustus!
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
leapyear - true if the year is a leap year, otherwise false.
EXAMPLE

   ...
   if (date_LeapYear(1994,date_Gregorian))
    {
     printf("leap year!\n");
    }
   else
    {
     printf("no leap year!\n");
    }
   ...
NOTES
Use this function only for values from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianLeapYear(),GregorianLeapYear(),HeisLeapYear()

Date/LMT

NAME
LMT -- Calculates your local time in your timezone (V33)
SYNOPSIS
secs = time_LMT(secs,meridian,pos);

unsigned long time_LMT(const unsigned long secs, const float meridiandegree, const float posdegree);

FUNCTION
Calculates your Local Mean Time of your place!
INPUTS
secs
Seconds of the running day (hours*3600+min*60+sec)
meridian
Degrees of your timezone-meridian
pos
Degrees of your place
RESULT
secs - Local seconds of the running day
EXAMPLE

  ...
  secs = time_LMT(76080,-15.0,-8.923055556);
  ...
NOTES
none
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you put in valid degrees (-180 to +180)
SEE ALSO

Date/LocalToGMT

NAME
LocalToGMT -- Converts a local time to GMT (V33.300)
SYNOPSIS
datetime_LocalToGMT(ljd,lsecs,DSThours,zonemin,gjd,gsecs);

void datetime_LocalToGMT(const unsigned long ljd, const unsigned long lsecs, const short DSThours, const short zonemin, unsigned long *const gjd, unsigned long *const gsecs);

void datetime_LocalToGMT(const unsigned long ljd, const unsigned long lsecs, const short DSThours, const short zonemin, unsigned long &gjd, unsigned long &gsecs);

FUNCTION
Converts a local date/time pair into a GMT date/time pair.
The conversion considers the local daylight savings time.
INPUTS
ljd
Local Julian Date
lsecs
Local time in seconds
DSThours
Daylight saving hours
zonemin
Time that was added to GMT time to get the local time zone (in minutes -779 to +779)
RESULT
gjd
GMT Julian Date
gsecs
GMT time in seconds
EXAMPLE

  unsigned long ljd,lsecs;
  ...
  datetime_LocalToGMT(2450919,37500,+1,+60,&gjd,&gsecs);
  ...
NOTES
None
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you use a valid date/time.
SEE ALSO
GMTToLocal(),JulianToJD(),GregorianToJD(),HeisToJD(),JDToJulian(),JDToGregorian(),JDToHeis(),TimeToSec(),SecToTime(),TimeZoneFactor()

Date/MJDtoJD

NAME
MJDtoJD -- Switches from MJD to JD. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_MJDtoJD(mjd);

unsigned long date_MJDtoJD(const unsigned long mjd);

FUNCTION
Returns the Julianday of a Modified Julianday.
INPUTS
mjd - Modified Julianday
RESULT
jd - The Julianday
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = date_MJDtoJD(49353);
  ...
NOTES
none
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JDtoMJD()

Date/MonthDays

NAME
MonthDays -- Returns the number of days of a month. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_MonthDays(month,year,calendar);

unsigned short date_MonthDays(const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
MonthDays returns the number of days a month in a specified year has.
INPUTS
month
The month from which you want to get the number of days.
year
The year in which the month is.
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
days - The number of days the month uses, or 0 if you use an incorrect month.
EXAMPLE

   unsigned short days;
   ...
   days = date_MonthDays(1,1994,date_Gregorian);
   printf("Days of January 1994 : %hu\n",days);
   ...
NOTES
Use this function only for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
none.
SEE ALSO
JulianMonthDays(),GregorianMonthDays(),HeisMonthDays()

Date/MonthShortText

NAME
MonthShortText -- Get the month as short text string. (V33.092)
SYNOPSIS
maxlen = date_MonthShortText(month,mtext,lang);

unsigned short date_MonthShortText(const unsigned short month, char *const mtext, const date_Languages lang);

FUNCTION
This function gets the short text string for the month-number.
INPUTS
month
Month to transform into a string.
mtext
Pointer to a string to fill in the short month-text.
lang
Language for which you want the short month-text.
RESULT
maxlen - Maximum possible length for the short month-string, this should help you if you want to justify the string right or if you want to center it (Normal is three!).
0 indicates an error!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  char mtxt[4];
  ...
  maxlen = date_MonthShortText(12,&mtxt,English);
  ...
NOTES
Languages:
Locale : This is an Amiga >= OS2.1 only feature, for <= OS2.0 and other systems it will return English text!
BUGS
In this version there is no check, if there is enough space in wtext!
SEE ALSO
WeekdayText(),WeekdayShortText(),MonthText()

Date/MonthText

NAME
MonthText -- Get the month as text string. (V33.091)
SYNOPSIS
maxlen = date_MonthText(month,mtext,lang);

unsigned short date_MonthText(const unsigned short month, char *const mtext, const date_Languages lang);

FUNCTION
This function gets the text string for the month-number.
INPUTS
month
Month to transform into a string.
mtext
Pointer to a string to fill in the month-text.
lang
Language for which you want the month-text.
RESULT
maxlen - Maximum possible length for the month-string, this should help you if you want to justify the string right or if you want to center it!
0 indicates an error!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  char mtxt[20];
  ...
  maxlen = date_MonthText(12,&mtxt,English);
  ...
NOTES
Languages:
Locale : This is an Amiga >= OS2.1 only feature, for <= OS2.0 and other systems it will return English text!
BUGS
In this version there is no check, if there is enough space in wtext!
SEE ALSO
WeekdayText(),WeekdayShortText(),MonthShortText()

Date/NextValidDate

NAME
NextValidDate -- Returns the next valid date (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
date_NextValidDate(day,month,year,dday,dmonth,dyear,calendar);

void date_NextValidDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear, const date_Calendars calendar);

void date_NextValidDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short &dday, unsigned short &dmonth, long &dyear, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the next valid date after a given one.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
dday
Day of the next valid date
dmonth
Month of the next valid date
dyear
Year of the next valid date
EXAMPLE

   ...
   date_NextValidDate(29,2,2000,&day,&month,&year,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidDate(),NextValidJulianDate(),NextValidGregorianDate(),NextValidHeisDate(),PreviousValidDate()

Date/NextValidGregorianDate

NAME
NextValidGregorianDate -- Returns the next valid date (V33.236)
SYNOPSIS
date_NextValidGregorianDate(day,month,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_NextValidGregorianDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the next valid date after a given one.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
dday
Day of the next valid date
dmonth
Month of the next valid date
dyear
Year of the next valid date
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_NextValidGregorianDate(29,2,2000,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidGregorianDate(),NextValidJulianDate(),NextValidHeisDate(),PreviousValidGregorianDate()

Date/NextValidHeisDate

NAME
NextValidHeisDate -- Returns the next valid date (V33.235)
SYNOPSIS
date_NextValidHeisDate(day,month,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_NextValidHeisDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the next valid date after a given one.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
dday
Day of the next valid date
dmonth
Month of the next valid date
dyear
Year of the next valid date
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_NextValidHeisDate(29,2,2000,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidHeisDate(),NextValidJulianDate(),NextValidGregorianDate(),PreviousValidHeisDate()

Date/NextValidJulianDate

NAME
NextValidJulianDate -- Returns the next valid date (V33.236)
SYNOPSIS
date_NextValidJulianDate(day,month,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_NextValidJulianDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the next valid date after a given one.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
dday
Day of the next valid date
dmonth
Month of the next valid date
dyear
Year of the next valid date
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_NextValidJulianDate(29,2,2000,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidJulianDate(),NextValidGregorianDate(),NextValidHeisDate(),PreviousValidJulianDate()

Date/NumToDate

NAME
NumToDate -- Returns the real date for a numeric time. (V33.250)
SYNOPSIS
date_NumToDate(num,day,month,year);

void date_NumToDate(long num, unsigned short *const day, unsigned short *const month, long *const year);

FUNCTION
Returns the real date for a numeric time.
INPUTS
num - Date in numeric format
RESULT
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_NumToDate(19970628,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
Negative years will be handled correctly.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
DateToNum()

Date/NumToTime

NAME
NumToTime -- Returns the real time for a numeric time. (V33.250)
SYNOPSIS
time_NumToTime(num,rhour,rmin,rsec);

void time_NumToTime(unsigned short num, unsigned short *const rhour, unsigned short *const rmin, unsigned short *const rsec);

FUNCTION
Returns the real time for a numeric time.
INPUTS
num - Numeric time
RESULT
rhour
hours
rmin
minutes
rsec
seconds
EXAMPLE

  ...
  time_NumToTime(123600,&rhour,&rmin,&rsec);
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
TimeToNum()

Date/ParseDate

NAME
ParseDate -- Parses a date string (V33.290)
SYNOPSIS
pos = date_ParseDate(fmt, dstr, lang, calendar, actualjd, day, month, year, pfmt, plang);

short date_ParseDate(const char *const fmt, const char *const dstr, const date_Languages lang, const date_Calendars calendar, const unsigned short actualjd, unsigned short *const day, unsigned short *const month, long *const year, char *const pfmt, date_Languages *const plang);

short date_ParseDate(const char *const fmt, const char *const dstr, const date_Languages lang, const date_Calendars calendar, const unsigned short actualjd, unsigned short *const day, unsigned short *const month, long *const year, char *const pfmt, date_Languages &plang);

FUNCTION
Parses the date from a string.
INPUTS
fmt
Format template string
dstr
Datestring to parse
lang
Language to use for strings
calendar
Calendar system to use for decoding
actualjd
Actual date in JD form
pfmt
Buffer for format template of parsed string or NULL
RESULT
pos
0
The string has been parsed successfully.
>0
An error occured during parsing - subtract one to get the position of the error within the string.
-1
Parameter error (one or more pointers are pointing to NULL)
-2
Format template string to long
day
Day of the date to format
month
Month of the date to format
year
Year of the date to format
pfmt
Format template of parsed string
plang
Parsed language
EXAMPLE

  short retval;
  unsigned short day,month;
  long year;
  char pfmtbuf[20];
  date_Languages lang;
  ...
  retval = date_ParseDate("%Y-%m-%d","1997-04-03",date_Locale,date_Heis,2450809,&day,&month,&year,pfmtbuf,&lang);
  ...
SYNTAX

Syntax of Amiga compatible % commands:

%d
Day number with leading 0s
%e
Day number with leading spaces
%m
Month number with leading 0s
%h
Abbreviated month name
%b
Abbreviated month name
%B
Month name
%y
Year using two digits with leading 0s
%Y
Year using four digits with leading 0s
%j
Day of the year with leading 0s
%w
Weekday number
%a
Abbreviated weekday name
%A
Weekday name
%U
Week number, taking Sunday as first day of week
%W
Week number, taking Monday as first day of week
%x
Same as "%m/%d/%y"
%D
Same as "%m/%d/%y"

Syntax of % commands:

%Ddf
Day with leading 0s
%Ddv
Day without leading 0s
%DDf
Day within the year with leading 0s
%DDv
Day within the year without leading 0s
%Dmf
Month with leading 0s
%Dmv
Month without leading 0s
%Dms
Month string
%Dma
Abbreviated month string
%Dy2f
2-digit year with leading 0s
%Dy2v
2-digit year without leading 0s
%Dy4f
4-digit year with leading 0s
%Dy4v
4-digit year without leading 0s
%Dys
Scaliger year
%Dj
JD date
%DJ
MJD date
%Dwn
Weekday number (1-7)
%Dws
Weekday string
%Dwa
Abbreviated weekday string
%DWf
Weeknumber with leading 0s
%DWv
Weeknumber without leading 0s
%DMf
Age of the moon (0-30 ?) with leading 0s
%DMv
Age of the moon (0-30 ?) without leading 0s
NOTES
%DMf and %DMv are only pseudo implementations, a date can not be constructed with them.

The date-string autodetection knows over 40 date-string formats:

BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
FormatDate()

Date/ParseTime

NAME
ParseTime -- Parses a time string (V33.282)
SYNOPSIS
pos = time_ParseTime(fmt,tstr,ChangeDay,ChangeHour,DST,hour,min,sec,zonemin,pfmt);

short time_ParseTime(const char *const fmt, const char *const tstr, time_ChangeDay ChangeDay, unsigned short ChangeHour, BOOL *const DST, unsigned short *const hour, unsigned short *const min, unsigned short *const sec, short *const zonemin, char *const pfmt);

FUNCTION
Parses the time from a string.
INPUTS
fmt
Format template string (max. length = 46 characters)
tstr
Timestring to parse
ChangeDay
Normal day, winter to summer or summer to winter time change day.
ChangeHour
Hour of summer/winter time change
DST
Daylight saving status
zonemin
Time that was added to GMT time to get the local time zone (in minutes -779 to +779)
pfmt
Buffer for format template of parsed string or NULL
RESULT
pos
0
The string has been parsed successfully.
>0
An error occured during parsing - subtract one to get the position of the error within the string.
-1
Parameter error (one or more pointers are pointing to NULL)
-2
Format template string to long
hour
Hour of the time that was parsed
min
Minute of the time that was parsed
sec
Second of the time that was parsed
DST
Daylight saving status
zonemin
Time that was added to GMT time to get the local time zone (in minutes -779 to +779)
pfmt
Format template of parsed string
EXAMPLE

  BOOL DST = FALSE;
  unsigned short Hour,Min,Sec;
  short ZoneMin = 60,retval;
  char pfmtbuf[20];
  ...
  retval = time_ParseTime(NULL,"20:14",time_Normal,2,&DST,&Hour,&Min,&Sec,&ZoneMin,pfmtbuf);
  ...
SYNTAX

Syntax of Amiga compatible % commands:

%q
Hour using 24-hour style
%H
Hour using 24-hour style with leading 0s
%Q
Hour using 12-hour style
%I
Hour using 12-hour style with leading 0s
%p
AM or PM strings
%M
The number of minutes with leading 0s
%S
Number of seconds with leadings 0s
%R
Same as "%H:%M"
%X
Same as "%H:%M:%S"
%T
Same as "%H:%M:%S"
%r
Same as "%I:%M:%S %p"

Syntax of % commands:

%Th1f
12 with leading 0s
%Th1v
12 without leading 0s
%Th2f
24 with leading 0s
%Th2v
24 without leading 0s
%Tpso
a/p
%Tpsu
A/P
%Tplo
am/pm
%Tplu
AM/PM
%Tmf
with leading 0s
%Tmv
without leading 0s
%Tsf
with leading 0s
%Tsv
without leading 0s
%Tj.
starting with '.'
%Tj,
starting with ','
%Tj0
starting with '0.'
%Tj1
starting with '0,'
%Tzh??
hours only
%Tzm?
0100
%TzM??
01:00
%Tz?z?
Use Z for UTC
%Tz?0?
Use +00 for UTC
%Tz??f
use leading 0s
%Tz??v
do not use leading 0s
%Tc1
Use DST for s->w switch
%Tc2
Use I/II for s->w switch
%Tc3
Use a/b for s->w switch (24h only) - on 12h falls back to 2
NOTES
None.
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
FormatTime()

Date/PreviousValidDate

NAME
PreviousValidDate -- Returns the prev. valid date (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
date_PreviousValidDate(day,month,year,dday,dmonth,dyear,calendar);

void date_PreviousValidDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear, const date_Calendars calendar);

void date_PreviousValidDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short &dday, unsigned short &dmonth, long &dyear, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the previous valid date before a given one.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
dday
Day of the previous valid date
dmonth
Month of the previous valid date
dyear
Year of the previous valid date
EXAMPLE

   ...
   date_PreviousValidDate(29,2,2000,&day,&month,&year,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidDate(),PreviousValidJulianDate(),PreviousValidGregorianDate(),PreviousValidHeisDate(),NextValidDate()

Date/PreviousValidGregorianDate

NAME
PreviousValidGregorianDate -- Returns the prev. valid date (V33.236)
SYNOPSIS
date_PreviousValidGregorianDate(day,month,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_PreviousValidGregorianDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the previous valid date before a given one.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
dday
Day of the previous valid date
dmonth
Month of the previous valid date
dyear
Year of the previous valid date
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_PreviousValidGregorianDate(29,2,2000,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidGregorianDate(),PreviousValidJulianDate(),PreviousValidHeisDate(),NextValidGregorianDate()

Date/PreviousValidHeisDate

NAME
PreviousValidHeisDate -- Returns the previous valid date (V33.235)
SYNOPSIS
date_PreviousValidHeisDate(day,month,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_PreviousValidHeisDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the previous valid date before a given one.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
dday
Day of the previous valid date
dmonth
Month of the previous valid date
dyear
Year of the previous valid date
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_PreviousValidHeisDate(29,2,2000,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidHeisDate(),PreviousValidJulianDate(),PreviousValidGregorianDate(),NextValidHeisDate()

Date/PreviousValidJulianDate

NAME
PreviousValidJulianDate -- Returns the prev. valid date (V33.236)
SYNOPSIS
date_PreviousValidJulianDate(day,month,year,dday,dmonth,dyear);

void date_PreviousValidJulianDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear);

FUNCTION
Returns the previous valid date before a given one.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
dday
Day of the previous valid date
dmonth
Month of the previous valid date
dyear
Year of the previous valid date
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_PreviousValidJulianDate(29,2,2000,&day,&month,&year);
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidJulianDate(),PreviousValidGregorianDate(),PreviousValidHeisDate(),NextValidJulianDate()

Date/RangeDiff

NAME
RangeDiff -- Calculates the range between 2 dates. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
date_RangeDiff(day1,month1,year1,day2,month2,year2,days, months,years,calendar);

void date_RangeDiff(unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, short *const days, short *const months, long *const years, const date_Calendars calendar);

void date_RangeDiff(unsigned short day1, unsigned short month1, long year1, unsigned short day2, unsigned short month2, long year2, short &days, short &months, long &years, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
RangeDiff gives you back the number of days, months and years between two specified dates.
INPUTS
day1
day of the first date
month1
month of the first date
year1
year of the first date
day2
day of the second date
month2
month of the second month
year2
year of the second date
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
days
The number of days between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
months
The number of months between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
years
The number of years between the two dates (positive if date1 <= date2).
EXAMPLE

   short days,months;
   long years;
   ...
   date_RangeDiff(18,9,1970,25,1,1998,&days,&months,&years,date_Gregorian);
   printf("Age of Kai Hofmann is : %ld years, %hd months, %hd days\n",years,months,days);
   ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
If you use one of the dates 5.10.1582 to 14.10.1582 you will get an incorrect output because these days don't exist, except in the Julian calendar!
SEE ALSO
JulianRangeDiff(),GregorianRangeDiff(),HeisRangeDiff()

Date/ScaligerYearToG

NAME
ScaligerYearToG -- Returns the Scaliger year as Gregorian year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
year = date_ScaligerYearToG(syear);

long date_ScaligerYearToG(const unsigned long syear);

FUNCTION
Returns the Gregorian year of a Scaliger year.
INPUTS
syear - Scaliger year
RESULT
year - The Gregorian year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  year = date_ScaligerYearToG(6400);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 4707 to 7981!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
ScaligerYearToJ(),ScaligerYearToH()

Date/ScaligerYearToH

NAME
ScaligerYearToH -- Returns the Scaliger year as Heis year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
year = date_ScaligerYearToH(syear);

long date_ScaligerYearToH(const unsigned long syear);

FUNCTION
Returns the Heis year of a Scaliger year.
INPUTS
syear - Scaliger year
RESULT
year - The Heis year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  year = date_ScaligerYearToH(7000);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 4707 to 7981!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
ScaligerYearToJ(),ScaligerYearToG()

Date/ScaligerYearToJ

NAME
ScaligerYearToJ -- Returns the Scaliger year as Julian year. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
year = date_ScaligerYearToJ(syear);

long date_ScaligerYearToJ(const unsigned long syear);

FUNCTION
Returns the Julian year of a Scaliger year.
INPUTS
syear - Scaliger year
RESULT
year - The Julian year
EXAMPLE

  ...
  year = date_ScaligerYearToJ(4800);
  ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 4707 to 6295!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
ScaligerYearToG(),ScaligerYearToH()

Date/ScaligerYearToYear

NAME
ScaligerYearToG -- Returns the Scaliger year as year. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
year = date_ScaligerYearToG(syear,calendar);

long date_ScaligerYearToG(const unsigned long syear, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the year of a Scaliger year.
INPUTS
syear
Scaliger year
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
year - The year
EXAMPLE

   ...
   year = date_ScaligerYearToG(6400,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 4707 to 7981!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
ScaligerYearToJ(),ScaligerYearToG(),ScaligerYearToH()

Date/SecToTime

NAME
SecToTime -- Returns the time from seconds (V33)
SYNOPSIS
time_SecToTime(secs,hour,min,sec);

void time_SecToTime(unsigned long secs, unsigned short *const hour, unsigned short *const min, unsigned short *const sec);

FUNCTION
Gives you back the time from the specified seconds
INPUTS
secs - Time in seconds
RESULT
hour
hours (0-23)
min
minutes (0-59)
sec
seconds (0-59)
EXAMPLE

  ...
  time_SecToTime(76860,&hour,&min,&sec);
  ...
NOTES
Don't forget to convert 24h time to AM/PM time if needed!
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you use a valid time
SEE ALSO
TimeToSec()

Date/SetCountry

NAME
SetCountry -- Sets the country defaults for the date lib. (V33.140)
SYNOPSIS
date_SetCountry(country);

void date_SetCountry(const date_Countries country);

FUNCTION
SetCountry sets the defaults for your country.
Like: correct start of Gregorian calendar.
INPUTS
country - Country to set.
RESULT
None.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_SetCountry(unknown);
  ...
NOTES
Will *not* work correct if something other than 'unknown' is set for the moment!
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
SetFirstWeekday()

Date/SetFirstWeekday

NAME
SetFirstWeekday -- Sets the FirstWeekday default (V33.165)
SYNOPSIS
date_SetFirstWeekday(weekday);

void date_SetFirstWeekday(const date_Weekdays weekday);

FUNCTION
SetFirstWeekday sets the weekday with which a week starts.
Default is: Monday
INPUTS
weekday - Weekday to set.
RESULT
None.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  date_SetFirstWeekday(Sunday);
  ...
NOTES
dayerr can not be set!
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
SetCountry(),JulianWeek(),GregorianWeek(),HeisWeek()

Date/SupplementCentury

NAME
SupplementCentury -- Add century for a 2 digit year (V33.165)
SYNOPSIS
year = date_SupplementCentury(year,actualyear);

long date_SupplementCentury(unsigned short year, long actualyear);

FUNCTION
Supplements the century for a two digit year by comparing it to the actual year, which must be a four digit year.
This will be done by using the 'sliding window' technic.
INPUTS
year
Two digit year which should be supplemented to four digits.
actualyear
The actual year as a four digit year.
RESULT
year - The year known by a four digit format.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  printf("%ld\n",SupplementCentury(01,1996));
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO

Date/SYearToJD

NAME
SYearToJD -- Calcs the JD from a Scaliger year. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
jd = date_SYearToJD(syear,calendar);

unsigned long date_SYearToJD(const unsigned long syear, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the Julianday of a Scaliger year.
INPUTS
syear
Scaliger year
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
jd - The Julianday
EXAMPLE

   ...
   jd = date_SYearToJD(4800,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 4707 to 7981!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JSYearToJD(),GSYearToJD(),HSYearToJD()

Date/TimeDiff

NAME
TimeDiff -- Returns the difference in seconds (V33)
SYNOPSIS
secs = time_TimeDiff(hour1,min1,sec1,hour2,min2,sec2);

long time_TimeDiff(const unsigned short hour1, const unsigned short min1, const unsigned short sec1, const unsigned short hour2, const unsigned short min2, const unsigned short sec2);

FUNCTION
Gives you back the difference between the first and the second time in seconds.
INPUTS
hour1
hours of the first time
min1
minutes of the first time
sec1
seconds of the first time
hour2
hours of the second time
min2
minutes of the second time
sec2
seconds of the second time
RESULT
secs - The difference betwen time1 and time1 in seconds.
EXAMPLE

  ...
  secs = time_TimeDiff(21,15,00,22,0,0);
  ...
NOTES
Don't forget to convert AM/PM time to 24h time!
use SecToTime() to convert the seconds back to a hour,min,secs format!
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you use a valid time
SEE ALSO
SecToTime(),TimeToSec()

Date/TimeToJD

NAME
TimeToJD -- Returns the JD for a time. (V33)
SYNOPSIS
jd = time_TimeToJD(hour,min,sec);

float time_TimeToJD(const unsigned short hour, const unsigned short min, const unsigned short sec);

FUNCTION
Returns the JD for a specified time.
INPUTS
hour
hour of the time to convert
min
minute of the time to convert
sec
sec. of the time to convert
RESULT
jd - This is the JD time
EXAMPLE

  ...
  jd = time_TimeToJD(16,33,0);
  ...
NOTES
none
BUGS
There is no check, if the specified time is a valid time!
SEE ALSO
JDToTime()

Date/TimeToNum

NAME
TimeToNum -- Returns the time in a numeric format. (V33.250)
SYNOPSIS
num = time_TimeToNum(hour,min,sec);

unsigned long time_TimeToNum(const unsigned short hour, const unsigned short min, const unsigned short sec);

FUNCTION
Returns the time in a numeric format.
INPUTS
hour
hour of the time to convert
min
minute of the time to convert
sec
second of the time to convert
RESULT
num - Numeric time format:
(hour*100+min)*100+sec
EXAMPLE

  ...
  num = time_TimeToNum(12,31,0);
  ...
NOTES
none
BUGS
There is no check, if the specified time is a valid time!
SEE ALSO
NumToTime()

Date/TimeToSec

NAME
TimeToSec -- Returns the time in seconds (V33)
SYNOPSIS
secs = time_TimeToSec(hour,min,sec);

unsigned long time_TimeToSec(const unsigned short hour, const unsigned short min, const unsigned short sec);

FUNCTION
Gives you back the time in seconds
INPUTS
hour
hours you want (0-23)
min
minutes you want (0-59)
sec
seconds you want (0-59)
RESULT
secs - Time in seconds
EXAMPLE

  ...
  secs = time_TimeToSec(21,15,00);
  ...
NOTES
Don't forget to convert AM/PM time to 24h time!
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you use a valid time
SEE ALSO
SecToTime()

Date/TimeZoneFactor

NAME
TimeZoneFactor -- Returns the value you have to add to GMT time (V33)
SYNOPSIS
addhours = time_TimeZoneFactor(degrees);

short time_TimeZoneFactor(const short degree);

FUNCTION
This gives you the hours you have to add to GMT time, specified on the fact, that a timezone is 15 degrees and that GMT is centered on 0 degrees!
INPUTS
degrees - Position of timezone you live in (from -180 east to +180 west)
RESULT
addhours - Time to add to GMT time to get your local time zone (-12 to +12)
EXAMPLE

  ...
  addhours = time_TimeZoneFactor(-8);
  ...
NOTES
none
BUGS
No errorcheck, if you put in valid degrees (-180 to +180).
Only full degrees are supportet, keep sure that you round in the right way for 0.x degree places.
I am not sure about the correct +/- behaviour!!!
SEE ALSO

Date/ValidDate

NAME
ValidDate -- Checks if the date is a valid date (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
valid = date_ValidDate(day,month,year,calendar);

bool date_ValidDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
ValidDate checks if the date is valid.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
valid -
true
The date is ok.
false
This is not a correct date!
EXAMPLE

   ...
   if (date_ValidDate(29,2,2000,date_Gregorian))
     printf("ok\n");
   else
     printf("wrong date!!!\n");
   ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidTime(),ValidJulianDate(),ValidGregorianDate(),ValidHeisDate()

Date/ValidGregorianDate

NAME
ValidGregorianDate -- Checks if the date is a valid date (V33.135)
SYNOPSIS
valid = date_ValidGregorianDate(day,month,year);

BOOL date_ValidGregorianDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
ValidGregorianDate checks if the date is valid.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
valid
TRUE
The date is ok.
FALSE
This is not a correct date!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (date_ValidGregorianDate(29,2,2000))
    printf("ok\n");
  else
    printf("wrong date!!!\n");
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidTime(),ValidJulianDate(),ValidHeisDate()

Date/ValidHeisDate

NAME
ValidHeisDate -- Checks if the date is a valid date (V33.135)
SYNOPSIS
valid = date_ValidHeisDate(day,month,year);

BOOL date_ValidHeisDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
ValidHeisDate checks if the date is valid.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
valid
TRUE
The date is ok.
FALSE
This is not a correct date!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (date_ValidHeisDate(29,2,2000))
    printf("ok\n");
  else
    printf("wrong date!!!\n");
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidTime(),ValidJulianDate(),ValidGregorianDate()

Date/ValidJulianDate

NAME
ValidJulianDate -- Checks if the date is a valid date (V33.135)
SYNOPSIS
valid = date_ValidJulianDate(day,month,year);

BOOL date_ValidJulianDate(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year);

FUNCTION
ValidJulianDate checks if the date is valid.
INPUTS
day
Day of the date.
month
Month of the date.
year
Year of the date.
RESULT
valid
TRUE
The date is ok.
FALSE
This is not a correct date!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (date_ValidJulianDate(29,2,2000))
    printf("ok\n");
  else
    printf("wrong date!!!\n");
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidTime(),ValidGregorianDate(),ValidHeisDate()

Date/ValidTime

NAME
ValidTime -- Checks if the time is a valid 24h-format time (V33.135)
SYNOPSIS
valid = time_ValidTime(hour,min,sec);

BOOL time_ValidTime(const unsigned short hour, const unsigned short min, const unsigned short sec);

FUNCTION
ValidTime checks if the time (24h format only) is valid.
INPUTS
hour
Hour of the time.
min
Minute of the time.
sec
Second of the time.
RESULT
valid
TRUE
The time is ok.
FALSE
This is not a correct time!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  if (time_ValidTime(25,0,0))
    printf("ok\n");
  else
    printf("wrong time!!!\n");
  ...
NOTES
None.
BUGS
None.
SEE ALSO
ValidJulianDate(),ValidGregorianDate(),ValidHeisDate()

Date/Week

NAME
Week -- Gets the weeknumber for a specified date. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
weeknr = date_Week(day,month,year,calendar);

unsigned short date_Week(const unsigned short day, const unsigned short month, const long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Week gets the number of the week for a specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
week - This is the number of the week the specified date lies in. If the first day in a new year is a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, this would be the last week of the last year! If the 29.12. is a Monday, the 30.12. is a Monday or a Tuesday, the 31.12. is a Monday, Tuesday or a Wednesday this is the first week of the next year!
EXAMPLE

   ...
   weeknr = date_Week(4,10,1582,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 3200!
BUGS
For years < 0 errors could occur.
SEE ALSO
JulianWeek(),GregorianWeek(),HeisWeek(),SetFirstWeekday()

Date/Weekday

NAME
Weekday -- Gets the weekday of a specified date. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
weekday = date_Weekday(day,month,year,calendar);

date_Weekdays date_Weekday(const unsigned short day, unsigned short month, long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Weekday gets the weekday for a specified date.
INPUTS
day
day of the date
month
month of the date
year
year of the date
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
weekday - This result is of type:
date_Weekdays = {date_dayerr,date_Monday,date_Tuesday,date_Wednesday,date_Thursday,date_Friday,date_Saturday,date_Sunday};
dayerr will show you, that an error occurs!
EXAMPLE

   ...
   weekday = date_Weekday(22,1,1994,date_Gregorian);
   if (weekday == dayerr)
    {
     ...
    }
   ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000! In this version dayerr will only occur for the lost days :)
BUGS
It's not possible to use years < 0 (for more see JulianWeekday()).
SEE ALSO
JulianWeekday(),GregorianWeekday(),HeisWeekday()

Date/WeekdayShortText

NAME
WeekdayShortText -- Get the weekday as short text string. (V33.092)
SYNOPSIS
maxlen = date_WeekdayShortText(wday,wtext,lang);

unsigned short date_WeekdayShortText(const date_Weekdays wday, char *const wtext, const date_Languages lang);

FUNCTION
This function gets the short text string for the weekday-number.
INPUTS
wday
Weekday to transform into a string.
wtext
Pointer to a string to fill in the short weekday-text.
lang
Language for which you want the short weekday-text.
RESULT
maxlen - Maximum possible length for the weekday-string, this should help you if you want to justify the string right or if you want to center it! (Normally it's two or three!)
0 indicates an error!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  char wtxt[3];
  ...
  maxlen = date_WeekdayShortText(Monday,&wtxt,English);
  ...
NOTES
Languages:
Locale : This is an Amiga >= OS2.1 only feature, for <= OS2.0 and other systems it will return English text!
BUGS
In this version there is no check, if there is enough space in wtext!
SEE ALSO
WeekdayText(),MonthText(),MonthShortText()

Date/WeekdayText

NAME
WeekdayText -- Get the weekday as text string. (V33.091)
SYNOPSIS
maxlen = date_WeekdayText(wday,wtext,lang);

unsigned short date_WeekdayText(const date_Weekdays wday, char *const wtext, const date_Languages lang);

FUNCTION
This function gets the text string for the weekday-number.
INPUTS
wday
Weekday to transform into a string.
wtext
Pointer to a string to fill in the weekday-text.
lang
Language for which you want the weekday-text.
RESULT
maxlen - Maximum possible length for the weekday-string, this should help you if you want to justify the string right or if you want to center it!
0 indicates an error!
EXAMPLE

  ...
  char wtxt[20];
  ...
  maxlen = date_WeekdayText(Monday,&wtxt,English);
  ...
NOTES
Languages:
Locale : This is an Amiga >= OS2.1 only feature, for <= OS2.0 and other systems it will return English text!
BUGS
In this version there is no check, if there is enough space in wtext!
SEE ALSO
MonthText(),WeekdayShortText(),MonthShortText()

Date/WWtoDM

NAME
WWtoDM -- Convert Weekday,Week to Day,Month. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
date_WWtoDM(weekday,week,year,dday,dmonth,dyear,calendar);

void date_WWtoDM(const date_Weekdays weekday, const unsigned short week, const long year, unsigned short *const dday, unsigned short *const dmonth, long *const dyear, const date_Calendars calendar);

void date_WWtoDM(const date_Weekdays weekday, const unsigned short week, const long year, unsigned short &dday, unsigned short &dmonth, long &dyear, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Converts weekday,week to day,month.
INPUTS
weekday
weekday of the date to convert
week
week of the date to convert
year
year of the date to convert
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
day
day of the converted date
month
month of the converted date
year
year of the converted date
EXAMPLE

   unsigned short day,month;
   long year;
   ...
   date_WWtoDM(date_Thursday,14,1997,&day,&month,&year,date_Gregorian);
   /* 1997-04-03 */
   ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
Be careful, the resulting year might be different from the input year!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JulianWWtoDM(),GregorianWWtoDM(),HeisWWtoDM()

Date/YearDays

NAME
YearDays -- Gives back the number of days in a year. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
days = date_YearDays(year,calendar);

unsigned short date_YearDays(const long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
YearDays gives you back the number of days in a specified year.
INPUTS
year
The year in which to count the days.
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
days - The number of days the year uses.
EXAMPLE

   unsigned short days;
   ...
   days = date_YearDays(1994,date_Gregorian);
   printf("Days of 1994 : %hu\n",days);
   ...
NOTES
It is better only to use this function for years from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
No known bugs.
SEE ALSO
JulianYearDays(),GregorianYearDays(),HeisYearDays()

Date/YearToScaliger

NAME
YearToScaliger -- Returns the year as Scaliger year. (V33.310)
SYNOPSIS
syear = date_YearToScaliger(year,calendar);

unsigned long date_YearToScaliger(const long year, const date_Calendars calendar);

FUNCTION
Returns the Scaliger year.
INPUTS
year
year
calendar
Calendar system to use
RESULT
syear - The Scaliger year
EXAMPLE

   ...
   syear = date_YearToScaliger(1994,date_Gregorian);
   ...
NOTES
It is better to use this function only from 8 to 8000!
BUGS
unknown.
SEE ALSO
JYearToScaliger(),GYearToScaliger(),HYearToScaliger()
Dipl.-Inform. Kai Hofmann, <webmaster@hofmann-int.de> - Bremen, 2006-10-25