I wrote my own version of dateWords from scratch. If it’s the name that is the
trouble I can rename it, or if it really tans your hide I will purchase a copy
from you if I know where to find it.
Here is my version:
function dateWords pDate
if word 1 of pDate is not among the items of
"last,next,yesterday,today,tomorrow" then \
return empty
put date() into tCurrentDate
convert tCurrentDate to dateItems
if the number of words of pDate = 2 then
put "sunday,monday,tuesday,wednesday,thursday,friday,saturday" into
tDaysOfWeek
put itemOffset(word 2 of pDate, tDaysOfWeek) into tDayNumber
put item 7 of tCurrentDate into tThisDayNumber
if tDayNumber = 0 then \
return empty
end if
switch
case word 1 of pDate is "last"
if tDayNumber >= tThisDayNumber then \
subtract 7 from item 3 of tCurrentDate
add (tDayNumber - tThisDayNumber) to item 3 of tCurrentDate
break
case word 1 of pDate is "next"
add 7-tDayNumber to item 3 of tCurrentDate
break
case pDate is "yesterday"
subtract 1 from item 3 of tCurrentDate
break
case pDate is "today"
-- don't do anything
break
case pDate is "tomorrow"
add 1 to item 3 of tCurrentDate
break
end switch
put formatDate(tCurrentDate, "standard") into pDate
return pDate
end dateWords
> On Oct 6, 2025, at 10:24 PM, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Bob Sneidar 'Date Words' looks plagiarized from my original.
> scammers who plagiarize - cease and desist.
>
> honest folks who attribute - use/mod, enjoy!
> I hope to update more code when health improves...
>
> Bob Sneidar:
>
> > Did you ever want to use phrases like yesterday, last tuesday
> > or next friday in a date field?
>
> > function dateWords ...
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Curry Kenworthy
>
> "Dominate documents with WordLib and LC"
> https://livecodeaddons.com/wordlib.html
>
> (Still recuperating from illness - comments limited.)
>
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