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#    Calculate the Julian day number for the specified date.
#    Based on algorithms published in Computer Language magazine,
#    December, 1990.  Used with permission.

proc julian(month, day, year)
    # The Julian day number is the number of days between noon GMT
    # Jan 1, 4713 BC and that date.  (Years B.C. are negative.)
    local a, b, year_corr, Month, i
    set Month = January February March April May June ^
        July August September October November December
    if (year == '') then
        local dt
        set dt = `dt`
        @ year = $dt:3
        if (day == '') then
            @ day = month == '' ? $dt:2 : month
            @ month = $dt:1
        end
    end
    if (month !~ '[0-9]*') then
        @ month = "$lower(month)*"
        for i = 0 to 11 do
            if (lower(Month[i]) =~ month) break
        end
        @ month = i + 1
    end
    if (month < 1 || month > 12 || year < -4713 || year > 2900) then
        echo -2 julian: Invalid Date
        return -1
    end
    # Correct for negative year.
    if (year < 0) then
        @ year++
        @ year_corr = 1
        @ b = 1
    else
        @ year_corr = b = 0
    end
    if (month <= 2) then
        @ year--
        @ month += 12
    end
    # Cope with the Gregorian calendar reform
    if (year * 10000 + month * 100 + day > 15821015) then
        @ a = year//100
        @ b = 2 - a + a//4
    end
    @ a = floor(365.25 * year - year_corr) + ^
        floor(30.6001 * (month + 1)) + day + 1720994 + b
    # 4713 BC was not a leap year.
    if (a < 59) @ a++
    return a
end

julian $argv