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snapper1969
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Post by snapper1969 » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:34 pm

Hi,

I process an excel file either on a friday, monday or tuesday. Is there anyway to send the nearest staurdays date to the spreadsheet?.

Thx,

John

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Post by Marcus Tettmar » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:47 pm

Code to get nearest Saturday's date:

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GetDate>thedate
DayOfWeek>dow
If>dow<4
  //If today is Tuesday or less, get Sat gone
  Sub>thedate,dow
else
  //if today is Wed or more, get Sat coming
  Let>dow=7-dow
  Add>thedate,dow
endif
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