How not to string a date

[PIEBALDconsult]

Here's another chunk of C++ that has been converted to VB.net:

Public Shared Function Strdate(ByVal dateBuf As String) As String
    '    timt(tnow)
    'tm     \*tnowVals
    'time(&tnow)
    'tnowVals = localtime(&tnow)
    Dim tnowVals As DateTime = DateTime.Now

    tnowVals = DateTime.Now

    If tnowVals.Year > 1999 Then 'If (tnowVals.tm\_year > 99) Then
        tnowVals.Subtract(TimeSpan.FromDays(365 \* 100)) ' tnowVals.tm\_year -= 100
    End If

    dateBuf = tnowVals.ToString("MM/dd/yy") 'sprintf(dateBuf, "%02.02d/%02.02d/%02.02d", tnowVals.tm\_mon + 1, tnowVals.tm\_mday, tnowVals.tm\_year)

    Return dateBuf
End Function

Notice that even the original C++ is faulty; it should use % (mod) rather than subtracting 100 years -- a Y3K bug. :sigh:

[musefan]

PIEBALDconsult wrote:

a Y3K bug

:laugh: ...there shall be no computers to run such a program on in the year 3000

Illogical thoughts make me ill