Standard C Date/Time Library: Programming the World's Calendars and Clocks

Does the year 2000 have you sweating late-night code? Use our complete library of C programming functions to master 'Y2K', time on the net, ISO 8601, time stamp compression, or any other time/date application you encounter. Using the astronomers' Julian Day calendar as a common denominator between the world calendars, Lance Latham has solved the conversion of virtually all the world calendars (including the Chinese!). Need to convert dates in the Maya calendar to equivalent dates in the Egyptian calendar? Plug in the modules, write a few lines of code, and away you go! The toolkit provides all of the basic Western calendar/clock applications (written in clear, straightforward C) and designed to fit into your application with a minimum of fuss. You'll learn to create tools that update system clocks for the twice-yearly time change, synchronize networked systems across time zones, and convert date stamps between the various calendar systems of the world. Delphi and VB programmers will find Windows DLLs for Gregorian and Julian calendar functions on the CD-ROM. A bonus: after you've solved all of your worldly time and date problems you can play with the calendar for Mars to test your knowledge of universal calendar principles! more

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-21-2002; Beware the legal conditions; When I looked at this book, I checked the terms and conditions on using the code, and bascially, those Ts&Cs say "thou shalt not alter a darn thing in the code". I think those who attempt to fix bugs in it should be very wary -- the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-11-2002; Julian Day to Gregorian bug clarified; I'd like to clarify the bug that was reported in an earlier review. The bug is in JD0_to_gregorian. Don't worry, though. You can just use JD0_to_gregorian_proleptic which works just fine! The strange thing is even the comments say the 2...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-14-2001; Beware: bugs ahead!; I purchased this book out of interest, but then, as always, there comes a time when you reach for a reference book to help out when you need something coded. Well, that's what I did, and unfortunately the book has basic errors in its...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-20-1999; More than just algorithms; This isn't merely a list of algorithms (though the number of included date/time programs is extensive); it gives a background and an explanation for the major calendar systems and many of the obscure ones. So I'd recommend it not just...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-11-2002; Julian Day to Gregorian bug clarified; I'd like to clarify the bug that was reported in an earlier review. The bug is in JD0_to_gregorian. Don't worry, though. You can just use JD0_to_gregorian_proleptic which works just fine! The strange thing is even the comments say the 2...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-21-2002; Beware the legal conditions; When I looked at this book, I checked the terms and conditions on using the code, and bascially, those Ts&Cs say "thou shalt not alter a darn thing in the code". I think those who attempt to fix bugs in it should be very wary -- the...; read full review | report as inappropriate