Easy Date Converter Advanced Version Using 'today' and 'result' Two "keywords" are available for use in batch files: today and result. The first takes the value of today's date (as read from the PC's system clock). The second takes the value of the result of the previous operation, which may be either the second date or the difference between the first and second dates, and allows chaining of operations, whereby the result of each operation in a series of operations is fed into the next. The use of these two keywords is illustrated in the examples below. The input files for these examples are contained in edca_examples.zip — click on that link to download the file.
This demonstrates the use of today in batch files. In this example today is first used alone so as simply to output today's date (preceded by some text). Then today's date is shown in all of the supported calendars. Then some date arithmetic is performed using today's date (in this example, today's date happens to be February 9, 2007). To get the same output the Verbose option should be unchecked and Display day names in the configuration panel should be checked.
Input file Result in output window
This demonstrates the use of result in batch files. The basic idea is that result has the value provided by the previous operation. This value may be either the second date (but not the first date) or the difference (in days) between the first date and the second.
In the following example today is used to get today's date, displayed as CE, and then this is cycled through all of the calendars supported, arriving back at the CE date.
To get the same output as below the Verbose option should be unchecked and Display day names in the configuration panel should be checked.
Input file Result in output window
As stated above, result has the value provided by the previous operation. This value may be either the second date (but not the first date) or the difference (in days) between the first date and the second.
When used in an an operation line the meaning of result depends on its position. If it is in the position of the first date then it means the second date resulting from the previous operation. If it is in the position of the date difference then it means the date difference resulting from the previous operation. This is illustrated in the example given below.
In an operation line result may be using in conjunction with multiplication and division. For example, "1914‑07‑28 # # 1939‑09‑03" gives a certain result for the number of days from the first date to the second. One can then use "1939‑09‑03 # result*2" to add twice that number of days to 1939‑09‑03, and one can use "1939‑09‑03 # ‑result/2" to subtract half that number of days from 1939‑09‑03.
To get the same output as below the Verbose option should be unchecked and Display day names in the configuration panel should be checked.
Input file Result in output window
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