Datediff?

[keilamym]

i need just a little assistance.

when i do a datediff calculation to a variable, can i use the datdif value in an "if then" statement.

example.

i want to pull the date of a file and put it into a variable

use the datedif and date datecalc funtions to calculate what the date was 5 days ago.

using the IF statement, compare the two dates and if the file date is older than the datecalc value by 5 days, then i want to run a command on the workstation.

since the date format is yyyy,mm,dd, i'm not sure if autoit will calculate the dates correctly.

any assistance would be appreciated.

Keilamym

[Jos]

i need just a little assistance.

when i do a datediff calculation to a variable, can i use the datdif value in an "if then" statement.

example.

i want to pull the date of a file and put it into a variable

use the datedif and date datecalc funtions to calculate what the date was 5 days ago.

using the IF statement, compare the two dates and if the file date is older than the datecalc value by 5 days, then i want to run a command on the workstation.

since the date format is yyyy,mm,dd, i'm not sure if autoit will calculate the dates correctly.

any assistance would be appreciated.

Keilamym

_DateDiff()/_DateAdd() can handle the input format:

"yyyy/mm/dd[ hh:mm[:ss]]" or "yyyy/mm/dd[Thh:mm[:ss]]"

"yyyy-mm-dd[ hh:mm[:ss]]" or "yyyy-mm-dd[Thh:mm[:ss]]"

"yyyy.mm.dd[ hh:mm[:ss]]" or "yyyy.mm.dd[Thh:mm[:ss]]"

If you want to know today-5 then you want to use _DateAdd("d",-5,_NowCalcDate())

Edited May 18, 2006 by JdeB

[keilamym]

_DateDiff() can handle the input format:

"yyyy/mm/dd[ hh:mm[:ss]]" or "yyyy/mm/dd[Thh:mm[:ss]]"

"yyyy-mm-dd[ hh:mm[:ss]]" or "yyyy-mm-dd[Thh:mm[:ss]]"

"yyyy.mm.dd[ hh:mm[:ss]]" or "yyyy.mm.dd[Thh:mm[:ss]]"

If you want to know today-5 then you want to use _DateAdd("d",-5,_NowCalcDate())

jdbe..

thanks.. i've complete the portion of the script that tells me what the a date - 5 days will be, but can the if then statement calculate the different.

if the file date is more than 5 days older than todays date, then "do this"

Thanks

[SmOke_N]

i need just a little assistance.

when i do a datediff calculation to a variable, can i use the datdif value in an "if then" statement.

example.

i want to pull the date of a file and put it into a variable

use the datedif and date datecalc funtions to calculate what the date was 5 days ago.

using the IF statement, compare the two dates and if the file date is older than the datecalc value by 5 days, then i want to run a command on the workstation.

since the date format is yyyy,mm,dd, i'm not sure if autoit will calculate the dates correctly.

any assistance would be appreciated.

Keilamym

This is how _DateDiff() with #include <date.au3> works:

;===============================================================================

;

; Description: Returns the difference between 2 dates, expressed in the type requested

; Parameter(s): $sType - returns the difference in:

; d = days

; m = Months

; y = Years

; w = Weeks

; h = Hours

; n = Minutes

; s = Seconds

; $sStartDate - Input Start date in the format "YYYY/MM/DD[ HH:MM:SS]"

; $sEndDate - Input End date in the format "YYYY/MM/DD[ HH:MM:SS]"

; Requirement(s): None

; Return Value(s): On Success - Difference between the 2 dates

; On Failure - 0 and Set

; @ERROR to: 1 - Invalid $sType

; 2 - Invalid $sStartDate

; 3 - Invalid $sEndDate

; Author(s): Jos van der Zande

; Note(s):

;

;===============================================================================

Edit:

... man I was reading it and didn't bother to refresh to see if anyone had posted already... too slowwwww.

Edited May 18, 2006 by SmOke_N

[Jos]

jdbe..

thanks.. i've complete the portion of the script that tells me what the a date - 5 days will be, but can the if then statement calculate the different.

if the file date is more than 5 days older than todays date, then "do this"

Thanks

Something like this?

#include<date.au3>
$n_tFile = "your file name"
$n_Fdate = FileGetTime($n_tFile,1)
$sdate=$n_Fdate[0] & "/" & $n_Fdate[1] & "/" & $n_Fdate[2] & " " &  $n_Fdate[3] & ":" & $n_Fdate[4] & ":" & $n_Fdate[5]
$edate=_NowCalc()
If _DateDiff ('d',$sdate,$eDate) > 5 then
;
EndIf

Edited May 18, 2006 by JdeB

[keilamym]

Something like this?

#include<date.au3>
$n_tFile = "your file name"
$n_Fdate = FileGetTime($n_tFile,1)
$sdate=$n_Fdate[0] & "/" & $n_Fdate[1] & "/" & $n_Fdate[2] & " " &  $n_Fdate[3] & ":" & $n_Fdate[4] & ":" & $n_Fdate[5]
$edate=_NowCalc()
If _DateDiff ('d',$sdate,$eDate) > 5 then
;
EndIf

thanks this worked perfectly.. i had to change the paramerters to look for the last accessed date...

thanks again.

Edited June 1, 2006 by keilamym