Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

CalendarDiff ( thedate ; gregorian )

Returns the number of days between a the Julian Calendar for a given date and the Gregorian Calendar

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  Sample input:
CalendarDiff ( InputDate1; True )
  Sample output:
-13
(if Inputdate contains June 20, 2005)

  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Returns the number of days between a the Julian Calendar for a given date
and the Gregorian Calendar

In: thedate - a datefield in either Julian or Gregorian Calendar
gregorian - True (1) if the given date is in the Gregorian Calendar
False (0) if the given date is in the Julian Calendar

Return type: Number

To switch between calendars, use this like:
myJulianDate = myJulianDate + CalendarDiff ( GregorianDatefield ; 1 )
myGregorianDate = myGregorianDate + CalendarDiff ( JulianDateField ; 0 )

p.s. on Julian dates, do not expect Filemaker to return the DayOfWeek correctly.

 

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