Date Math Calculations

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Posted by: Editor / Saturday, August 16, 2003 – 7:00pm

by Matt Petrowsky

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Working with dates can seem like a confusing endeavor at first. But after you know which pieces to go after, you can easily put together your own calendar application or any other solution that requires date based calculations.

This video article covers the essential parts to working with dates and making the calculations work within the realm of user-friendly features. Learn how to date-shift a work week and how to turn a popup day value into a number needed by date calculations.

Details: Released - 8/16/2003 / Size - 11.6 MB / Length - 22 min

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Matt Petrowsky is the Senior Editor for ISO FileMaker Magazine. Matt has been involved with FileMaker Pro since the early '90s. Having authored many articles, a popular book, spoken at conferences and seminars, as well as provided private training, Matt is continuously updating his knowledge and skill about the powerful FileMaker platform. You can contact Matt by sending email to editor@filemakermagazine.com.

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