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From: Jasen Betts 
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 03 06:59:27 +0100
Subject: dayboot1 question
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Hi mark.

26-Nov-03 15:43:34, mark lewis wrote to Jasen Betts


 ml>>> can dayboot handle running items on specific dates or as soon
 ml>>> after that date? the concept of running every X days is ok for
 ml>>> some things but if i need something run on the 25th, i can't
 ml>>> just say +30 for the days between runs as it wouldn't always run
 ml>>> /on/ the 25th..

 JB>> put the same task in 12 times, once for each month with +365
 JB>> under when.

 ml> ugh... that's not very pretty... not to mention that everything'll
 ml> get blown out of sync when a leapyear rolls around... won't it?

no, the current version treats +365/+366 as a special case and
automatically corrects for leapyears

 ml> IIRC, weren't you helping during the development of that util..

yeah. I've had some involvement. but I don't use it daily.

 ml> )\/(ark



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