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From: Dave Barnes <barnesd@it.postoffice.co.uk>
Subject: Re: How to convert an Fixed_Point to to an Integer ?
Date: 1996/12/30
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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). 

Dave

Dave Barnes                        barnesd@it.postoffice.co.uk
SSG, Quality Support

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