HI Paul,   
      
   following up a message from Richard Webb to Paul Quinn:   
      
      
      
   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.  ;-)    
      
   Just had a look at what.com from HOrst, used Timo's level to test waht it does   
   when given the command   
      
   "what year"   
      
   Since we're 2012 it returned 112.    That might be   
   worth a look.   
      
   When my daily batch invokes first of month batch and we're   
   at February 1 we can always call a batch which runs wht.com, checks for   
   errorlevels.   
   I'd have to set 'em up as   
      
   if errorlevel 140 goto leap   
   if errorlevel 139 goto normal   
   if errorlevel 137 goto normal   
   if errorlevel 136 goto leap   
      
   etc. on down. If we go to normal it dumps the number 28 in   
   that little text file we'll use at the end of the month, and at different   
   times during the month to see how many days   
   we've got and plug it into an environment variable when   
   necessary.   
      
   I've got a eyar to play with that one, but I think that'll   
   do it!   
      
   Thanks for reminding me of those.  I use some other tools   
   for handling day of the month, so never really looked at   
   either one that closely.  I've got all of HOrst's little   
   tools on my dos path though, and the documentation handy,   
   just because i know there will be just the occasion when   
   they're the right tool .   
      
      
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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