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From: Steve Jones - JON <jon@hpodid2.eurocontrol.fr>
Subject: Re: How to convert an Fixed_Point to to an Integer ?
Date: 1996/12/30
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organization: Eurocontrol Experimental Centre, Bretigny-Sur-Orge, France
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Date: 1996-12-30T00:00:00+00:00
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Dave Barnes <barnesd@it.postoffice.co.uk> writes:

> 
> Steve Jones - JON wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Each century is not a leap year (eg 1900 wasn't) but Millenia ARE leap years
> > so 2000 will be one. 
> > 
> 
> Where has *this* come from? 
> 
> The rule is simply divisible by 4 except if a multiple of 100 when must be divisible by 
> 400. So 1900 wasn't, 2000 will be and the year 3000 won't be a leap year (but I really 
> don't give a damn about the last one). 

Doh! Okay I got in horribly wrong... Bugger. But luckily the one time I 
actually had to write some date type handling stuff I must have read
up on it rather than listening to the elves as the code works until INTEGER
runs out (in years both ways :) nothing like excess when being careful) so 
for those planning to travel in Sheffield in the year 2400 you will be Okay:)

I hate being found to be stupid :(

The "rule" came from my imagination and a heavy christmas break :)
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