[REBOL] Re: R: Date math bug?
From: g:santilli:tiscalinet:it at: 24-Mar-2004 16:13
Hi Giuseppe,
On Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 2:28:22 PM, you wrote:
GC> Bruno, it seems that you can't make the difference of a date/time with
GC> another greater.
GC> In the second example, the correct expression is test2 - test1
The problem actually is that SUBTRACT returns the number of days
between the two dates; so the result is correct. You have to use
DIFFERENCE if you want more precision.
>> d1: now
== 24-Mar-2004/16:12:55+1:00
>> d2: now
== 24-Mar-2004/16:13:05+1:00
>> d2 - d1
== 0
>> difference d2 d1
== 0:00:10
Regards,
Gabriele.
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