From: richard AT stardate DOT bc DOT ca (Richard Sanders)
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Subject: Re: Help with comparing dates
Date: 29 Mar 1997 22:09:14 GMT
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> Can someone help me with a function to compare two dates.  I want to write
> a function that will take a date string char *d = "03/01/97" and two other
> date strings, start and end, and check to see if d is in between them.
>
> I have been working with dates for a while and can never get a function to
> compare accurately 100% of the time.  Any help appreciated.
>

I find that converting a date to the UNIX 'date and time' long number format, 
an easy way to deal with dates.  Easy to compare, easy to add/subtract n 
day(s) and easy to convert back into a conventional date format because most 
c libs have functions to do this.

Cheers Richard