Re: Need help with script

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From: Hugh J. Baker
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 14:57

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write a c program to do this function for you "calc" to do the calculations.
Then call it in the script. Use a 2-D array in the "calc program" (an array
of 12 integers in each set the value for each month 1-12). You should be
able to take it from there.
"tom" <moodade@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to write a script that will return the last business day's
> date in mmddyy format.
> Does anybody know of an easy way to do this.
> Im having trouble accounting for Monday's are easy, I just subtract 3
> and get friday's date, but Im having trouble with the beginning of the
> month being that all months don't have the same amount of days.  any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Tom
>

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