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Re: The new century began: Jan 1, 2000 or Jan 1, 2001?
From: Sean C
Date: 2024 Feb 16, 18:45 -0800
From: Sean C
Date: 2024 Feb 16, 18:45 -0800
Paul Hirose wrote:
"Rather than attempt to handle [the transition between Julian & Gregorian calendars] automatically, my decision was to make the user responsible for calendar selection.
"There's also the issue of the first date of the new year. I assume Jan 1. It's up to the user to adjust the year if necessary."
That's a great solution, and one that I hadn't thought of. Now I'm thinking about implementing that in my spreadsheet ... and maybe even including other calendar systems, as well.
Cheers!
Sean C.
