Hello Gerald!
Quoting Gerald's message:
 RB>> The BTM file I posted does not take care of when the file is received
 RB>> but rather when the file is supposed to be officially released - take
 RB>> the FidoNet nodediff that can be distributed on Thursdays but should
 RB>> be officially released on Fridays.
 GM> It's no wonder that banging my head on the keyboard didn't help me to 
et
 GM> this "puppy" to work on the incoming files...  ;-))
What extension does the incoming (nodelist/nodediff) file has?
 GM> To be frank, the snippet was rather cryptic and I have to admit that I
 GM> was less than successful in gleaning anything useful.  The hunt
 GM> continues...
Too bad!
I use that subroutine to determine the Julian day number of the closest 
Friday (when the FidoNet nodediff is released) and get the rest of the BTM 
file to operate accordingly...
Sincerely, Raymond Beriau.
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