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   Richard Webb to Paul Quinn   
   another convoluted brainteaser for the g   
   09 Feb 12 07:29:57   
   
   HI Paul,   
      
   On Thu 2012-Feb-09 11:58, Paul Quinn (3:640/384) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
    PQ>> How about a bit of something in some old Turbo-C...   
      
    PQ>> --- 8< ---   
    PQ>>  int leap_yr_test(int test_yr)   
    PQ>> /*   
    PQ>>   function determines if a given year is a leap year   
      
    RW> Ah so if one were to compile that does it give you an errorlevel if    
    RW> true and another if false? test_yr easy to define, especially as an    
    RW> environment variable as in   
    RW> logecho $C$Y | nset test_yr=$1 USes HOrst's logecho and nset.   
      
   PQ> Nah.  It's only a 'function' stub.  You would need to wrap a main   
   PQ> program section around it, and call the function.   
      
   PQ> Have a look at a couple of other utils from Horst's archive.    
   PQ> There's one that might simplify the job called "what.com".  Another   
   PQ> one that might help is "isdate.com".  I haven't played with either,   
   PQ> so caveat emptor.  ;-)    
      
   I've looked at those, but not with an eye toward this.  I   
   get over this creeping crud I'll have to do that.   
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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