The IMSL_DATETODAYS function computes the number of days from January 1, 1900, to the given date.
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The IMSL_DATETODAYS function returns the number of days from January 1, 1900, to the given date and returns negative values for days prior to January 1, 1900. A negative year can be used to specify B.C. Input dates in year 0 and for October 5, 1582, through October 14, 1582, inclusive, do not exist; consequently, in these cases, IMSL_DATETODAYS issues an error.
The Gregorian calendar starts the first day after October 4, 1582, which became October 15, 1582. Prior to that, the Julian calendar was in use.
Examples
Example 1
The following example uses IMSL_DATETODAYS to compute the number of days from January 15, 1986, to February 28, 1986.
d0 = IMSL_DATETODAYS(15, 1, 1986)
d1 = IMSL_DATETODAYS(28, 2, 1986)
PM, d1 - d0, TITLE = 'Number of days from 1/15/86 to 2/28/86'
IDL prints:
Number of days from 1/15/86 to 2/28/86
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Syntax
Result = IMSL_DATETODAYS([Day[, Month[, Year]]])
Return Value
Number of days from January 1, 1900, to the given date. If negative, it indicates the number of days prior to January 1, 1900.
Arguments
Day
Day of the input date.
Month
Month of the input date.
Year
Year of the input date. The year 1950 corresponds to the year 1950 A.D., and the year 50 corresponds to year 50 A.D.
Keywords
None
Version History
See Also
IMSL_DAYSTODATE