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Gabriele
23-Oct-2005
[2440]
yep, just like SEND.
Graham
23-Oct-2005
[2441]
I don't know how 'send works ... but I assume it does only a single 
RCPT TO ?
Gabriele
23-Oct-2005
[2442]
depends on refinements. i don't recall if it does one with a list 
of emails, or several with one email address each.
Graham
23-Oct-2005
[2443]
I think it sends it multiple times.
Gabriele
23-Oct-2005
[2444]
SEND with multiple recipients sends a copy to each recipient; SEND/ONLY 
sends the same message to many recipients
Izkata
23-Oct-2005
[2445x3]
I don't see the use of using /only, really...  With /show, I see 
all recipients whether or not /only is there - and without /show, 
with /only, it won't show any email address, and without /only, just 
it only shows the recipient.
(without /only, without show for that last one)
(/show)
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2448]
Quick question .. how do you set the century to-date defaults to 
?

>> to-date "1/10/40"
== 1-Oct-2040

is not what I want.
Anton
24-Oct-2005
[2449]
>> to-date "1/10/1040"
== 1-Oct-1040
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2450x2]
but what I want is last century !
Many languages have a way to set the window in which dates work.
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2452x2]
WOuld own handlling work? Where do you get the dates from? always 
"1/10/40"?
(i guess there is nothing inbuild, but would be pleasanly surprised 
if i am wrong :)
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2454x2]
I want to automatically set a window so I can deal with dates - for 
birthdates and appts.
If I have to, I will have to write my own mezzaine - just was hoping 
that Rebol had something built in.
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2456]
I guess that step must be made in the conversion, to check if date 
is 2 or 4 digits.
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2457]
I guess when it was coded, it was set to make everything the current 
century .. after all Rebol was invented last century.
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2458]
if you know its 2, you can then make a quick check. if date > 2035 
[date: date - 100]
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2459]
yeah ..
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2460]
so we need a to-date/window ? How to deal with different formats?
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2461]
what different formats?
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2462]
thought to-date understands ultiple formats. if its always */year 
its a short check.
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2463]
yes, I thought using /year is what is needed.
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2464]
there are some more mentioned in the word-browser. if always "/", 
if 2 = length? find/last "/" ..
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2465x2]
to-date: func [ value /local tmp ][ tmp: to date! :value if tmp/year 
> ( now/year + 10 ) [ tmp/year: tmp/year - 100 ] tmp]
this ensures that years more than 10 ahead get changed
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2467x2]
explicit 4 digits are not necessary?
but quick solution :)
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2469]
Since we don't have control over the field .. users will enter 2 
digits sometimes
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2470]
i mean user can enter 2025 explicitely. that gets 1925.
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2471x3]
well, I see ... he made a mistake.
In my application .. you are not allowed to deal with dates too distant.
:)
Ladislav
24-Oct-2005
[2474]
this solution:

>> 24/10/55
== 24-Oct-1955
>> 24/10/54
== 24-Oct-2054
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2475]
ok, than this is enough. but people get older in the future! (hopefully)
Ladislav
24-Oct-2005
[2476]
is considered "standard", but it doesn't look ideal for medicine 
applications
Anton
24-Oct-2005
[2477x3]
I would require users to enter four digits. Get them used to being 
precise.
sorry "we don't have control of the field..."
mmm.. so you have to guess. A bad situation.
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2480]
Hey, living users won't have to worry about the next century!!
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2481]
i would use grhams solution and feed what rebol sees back into the 
input-field. so user sees something is wrong.
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2482]
Ladislav, how did you know the cut off date?
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2483]
middle? 50 years?
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2484x2]
ahh...
well, I think we need an adjustable window
Ladislav
24-Oct-2005
[2486]
adjustable window - you may put it to RAMBO as a request, but I am 
not sure if you succeed
Volker
24-Oct-2005
[2487]
would something in system/options be a big effort?
Graham
24-Oct-2005
[2488]
I thought RT wanted to get into medical applications :)
Ladislav
24-Oct-2005
[2489]
OK, try to put it there and let's see :-)