[futurebasic] Re: [FB] I Just Don't Know What Day It Is (GetDateTime)

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From: Alain Pastor <apastor@...>
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 21:34:37 +0100
George Beckman a écrit :
> Gang,
> 
> Near as I can tell from web and help research, Toolbox call 
> GetDateTime(Secs&) gives the number of seconds since Midnight, Jan. 1 1904.
> 
> That was roughly 101 years ago.
> 
> When I run this routine, I am getting.  1107025018 seconds.
> 
> If I figure that there are 86400 seconds a day  (24*60*60)
> 
> So I divide 86400 into 1107025018 I get 12812 and a fraction of days.
> 
> That seemed small.   If I divide 12812 by 365, I don't get anywhere near 
> 101.   I get more like 35, or 1970.   What am I missing here?
> 

You should dimension secs& as an unsigned long.

Alain