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Delip
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I want to check if year is a leap year or not. I want to know if the remainder of year/4 is zero or not.Is there any function in easy trieve?
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Craq Giegerich
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| Delip wrote: |
I want to check if year is a leap year or not. I want to know if the remainder of year/4 is zero or not.Is there any function in easy trieve?
Thanks In advance |
You need to check for years ending in 00 by dividing by 400 also. |
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Delip
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| Thank you.But any idea how we can check |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
One way is to multiply the answer by 4 and compare against the original value. If they are equal, the number is divisible by 4.
As Craig mentioned, there are additional considerations to determine leap year. |
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Delip
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| Thank you.It is working now. |
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dick scherrer
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You're welcome 
Thank you for letting us know it is working.
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