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==== Can you detect when month and year change (OpenInsight Specific) ====
=== At 06 MAR 1998 03:04:50PM Robert Dunmire wrote: ===
 
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I'm trying to build and application that uses Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date accumulators.  In the perfect world I would have the system detect when the month or year change and prompt the user to run a report and then code a routine to zero out the appropriate accumulators after the report was run.  



In our imperfect world am I asking to much for the system to detect a change in month or year?  If I'm not asking too much of the application, can you give me a hint as to where to start!



Thanks


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=== At 06 MAR 1998 06:43PM Cameron Revelation wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Robert,



[i]I'm trying to build and application that uses Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date accumulators. In the perfect world I would have the system detect when the month or year change and prompt the user to run a report and then code a routine to zero out the appropriate accumulators after the report was run.[/i]



I don't understand the question ... however, this might help.  To determine if two dates are in to different months/years:



function GetYear(Date)

return fmt(Date, "DJ4")1,4



function GetMonth(Date)

return fmt(Date, "DFS")1,2



function GetYearMonth(Date)

return fmt(Date, "DJ4S")1,7



So to compare if two dates are in different months:



if GetYearMonth(Date1) # GetYearMonth(Date2) then ...



Hope it helps!



Cameron Purdy

info@revelation.com

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=== At 06 MAR 1998 08:58PM Andrew P McAuley wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>On the create event of the login window check a parameter file. If the month is the same as last time continue. If not run the routine and reset the parameter file month. Include locking where appropriate...



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=== At 06 MAR 1998 10:49PM Robert Dunmire wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>I believe I can do exactly what I wanted to accomplish with a combination of the data from both of you.



Thanks again.

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