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REM ================================================
REM Title: Date Functions
REM Author: Phaelax
REM Date: Apr 4, 2011
REM ================================================

curDate  = getCurDateInSeconds()
newDate  = addDays(curDate, 9)
myDate   = getDateInSeconds(1983, 1, 19)
ageInSec = diffDates(curDate, myDate)

print "Today is: ",formatDate$(curDate)
print
print ".... Adding 9 days to current date ...."
print
print "New date is: ",formatDate$(newDate)
print
print ".... Subtract my birth date (1983-1-19) from current date ...."
print
print "I am ", getNumOfYears(ageInSec), " years old."
print "That is ", getNumOfMonths(ageInSec), " months in baby age."
print "Or, ", getNumOfDays(ageInSec), " days old."



wait key
end



REM Formats a date in seconds into a readable string
function formatDate$(dateInSeconds)
	year = getYear(dateInSeconds)
	month = getMonth(dateInSeconds)
	day = getDay(dateInSeconds)
	select month
		case 1 : s$ = "Jan " : endcase
		case 2 : s$ = "Feb " : endcase
		case 3 : s$ = "Mar " : endcase
		case 4 : s$ = "Apr " : endcase
		case 5 : s$ = "May " : endcase
		case 6 : s$ = "Jun " : endcase
		case 7 : s$ = "Jul " : endcase
		case 8 : s$ = "Aug " : endcase
		case 9 : s$ = "Sep " : endcase
		case 10 : s$ = "Oct " : endcase
		case 11 : s$ = "Nov " : endcase
		case 12 : s$ = "Dec " : endcase
	endselect
	s$ = s$ + str$(day) + ", " + str$(year)
endfunction s$


REM Returns the current date in seconds
function getCurDateInSeconds()
	d$ = get date$()
	day   = val(left$(d$, 2))
	month = val(right$(left$(d$, 5), 2))
	year  = val("20"+right$(d$, 2))
	s = getDateInSeconds(year, month, day)
endfunction s


REM Convert specified date into seconds from unix epoch
function getDateInSeconds(year, month, day)
	seconds = (year-1970)*31556926 + month*2629743 + day*86400
endfunction seconds


REM Subtrats the second date from the first date
REM Returns in seconds
function diffDates(dateInSeconds1, dateInSeconds2)
	s = dateInSeconds1 - dateInSeconds2
endfunction s

function diffDatesX(year1, month1, day1, year2, month2, day2)
	s1 = getDateInSeconds(year1, month1, day1)
	s2 = getDateInSeconds(year2, month2, day2)
	s = s1 - s2
endfunction s





REM Add years, months, or days to specified time
function addYear(dateInSeconds, numYears)
	dateInSeconds = dateInSeconds + numYears*31556926
endfunction dateInSeconds

function addMonths(dateInSeconds, numMonths)
	dateInSeconds = dateInSeconds + numMonths*2629743
endfunction dateInSeconds

function addDays(dateInSeconds, numDays)
	dateInSeconds = dateInSeconds + numDays*86400
endfunction dateInSeconds



REM Subtract years, months, or days from specified time
function subYear(dateInSeconds, numYears)
	dateInSeconds = dateInSeconds - numYears*31556926
endfunction dateInSeconds


function subMonths(dateInSeconds, numMonths)
	dateInSeconds = dateInSeconds - numMonths*2629743
endfunction dateInSeconds

function subDays(dateInSeconds, numDays)
	dateInSeconds = dateInSeconds - numDays*86400
endfunction dateInSeconds



REM Retrieve the year, month, or day from a time represented in seconds
function getYear(seconds)
	years = (seconds / 31556926) + 1970
endfunction years

function getMonth(seconds)
	years = seconds / 31556926 : seconds = seconds - (years*31556926)
	month = seconds / 2629743
endfunction month

function getDay(seconds)
	years = seconds / 31556926 : seconds = seconds - (years*31556926)
	month = seconds / 2629743  : seconds = seconds - (month*2629743)
	day   = seconds / 86400
endfunction day



REM Returns the number of years, months, or days from the specified
REM amount of time in seconds
function getNumOfYears(seconds)
	y = seconds / 31556926
endfunction y

function getNumOfMonths(seconds)
	m = seconds / 2629743
endfunction m

function getNumOfDays(seconds)
	d = seconds / 86400
endfunction d